Also known as Snowy Albatross or White-winged Albatross (34).
Wandering Albatrosses spend most of their life in flight, landing only to breed and feed (35). They have a circumpolar range in the Southern Ocean (34).
The Wandering Albatross has the a wingspan between 2.51-3.50m, the largest of any living bird (34). It is capable of remaining in the air without beating its wings for several hours at a time (34).
They are a monogamous species, usually for life, breeding every other year. The Wandering Albatross lays one 10cm white egg between 10 December and 5 January, in their nests, which is a large bowl built of grassy vegetation and soil peat (34).
Diomedea exulans is a group bird and has a large range of calls from screams and whistles to grunts and bill clapping. When courting they will spread their wings, wave their heads, and rap their bills together, while braying. (34).
The Wandering Albatross can live for over 50 years (34).
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