UMMZ Bird Division

diomedea

Diomedea epomophora

Royal Albatross, Diomedea epomophora. Note the hooked bill is made up of several plates. The nostrils are two unfused tubes, separated by the culmen (the central ridge of the bill).

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Identification
Diomedea epomophora (royal albatross)
Contributors
Bird Division, University of Michigan
photographer copyright holder identification
Paul Hinshaw
photographer
Subjects
Type Photo
Subject Specimen
Anatomy body parts beak

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