Breeding biology and current status of the Amsterdam Island Albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Authors: JOUVENTIN, P., MARTINEZ, J., ROUX, J. P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1989
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Indian; Amsterdam Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1989.tb02760.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1474-919X.1989.tb02760.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1989.tb02760.x

A small population of the ‘Great Albatrosses’ has been discovered on Amsterdam Island (Indian Ocean) and described in 1983 as a new species: Diomedea amsterdamensis (Roux et al. 1983). We present here data on the biometry, plumage variability and preliminary results of a long‐term study on the breeding cycle and population dynamics of this relict population. The current population is estimated at 65 birds including 21 breeding pairs.