Regional Nesting Sites of the Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans).

References. Green dots: colonies and the percentage of the world population that each area represents. Blue text: populations for which the Atlas provides distribution data. Red text: populations for which there are no data. Blue circle: colonies of origin of individuals studied.

The slope and the Argentine Basin are the principal feeding areas for the Wandering Albatross from South Georgia year round. Unlike other albatrosses, there is little use of shallow waters on the continental shelf.

Data on adults of both sexes from South Georgia. All available data (105 trips) between January and December are included, without distinguishing between seasons.

Dataholders: J. Croxall, P. Trathan and R. Phillips.

Wandering Albatross adults of both sexes use the northern zone of the basin and the slope around the subtropical convergence (east of the Río de la Plata). In the south, the shelf slope extending to the east of Staten Island.

Data on adults of both sexes (43 trips) from South Georgia. Period: October-March.

Dataholders: J. Croxall, P. Trathan and R. Phillips.

During the chick-rearing period (May-December) the adults of Wandering Albatross use the productive areas of the Patagonian continental slope. The distribution covers all the Argentine Basin, particularly the area of the slope opposite the San Jorge Gulf and off Uruguay.

Data on adults of both sexes (69 trips) from South Georgia. Period: April-September.

Dataholders: J. Croxall, P. Trathan and R. Phillips.