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Оглавление7 Albatrosses & Giant Petrels
| 7.1 SOOTY ALBATROSS Phoebetria fusca [Albatros brun] W 203cm. Overall sooty brown, slightly darker on head. In worn plumage (b) paler on back, especially in neck, and then slightly similar to 7.2. Note that line along lower mandible is pale yellow. This line in Juv. very narrow and hardly visible. Vagrant over open sea. Off NZ. R | |
| 7.2 LIGHT-MANTLED (NZSooty) ALBATROSS Phoebetria palpebrata [Albatros fuligineux] W 200cm. Body and underwings paler-coloured than 7.1, especially on mantle. Line along lower mandible is white and narrower than that of 7.1. Juv. scalloped above and line along lower mandible hardly visible or absent. Rocky islands with vegetated cliffs and steep slopes. Drawn-out wails. Breeds NZ 6–8. R | |
| 7.3 HALL’S (or NZNorthern) GIANT PETREL Macronectes halli [Pétrel de Hall] W 190cm. Very similar to 7.4; main difference is colour of bill tip which in this species is red-brown. Eyes normally pale (sometimes brown), becoming even paler with age. No white plumage morph like 7.4. Imm. dark brown like Imm. 7.4, but with reddish bill tip. Coastal areas with some shelter of sparse vegetation, rocks, banks. Inshore, offshore and open ocean. Low, nasal grumbles and croaks. Breeds NZ 4,6–8. R | |
| 7.4 ANTARCTIC (or NZSouthern) GIANT PETREL Macronectes giganteus [Pétrel géant] W 195cm. From 7.3 mainly by pea-green bill tip. White morph (a, lacking in 7.3) is uncommon. Eyes normally brown but can be pale grey. Inshore and offshore. Low, nasal grumbles and croaks. NZ seas. R |
