PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Thalassarche chlororhynchos
Close up of a Yellow-nosed Albatross flying past our boat showing the yellow ridge of the bill merging to a pinkish-red tip.
Some authorities* have split Yellow-nosed Albatross into two species with those in Australian waters belonging to the species Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche carteri).
*Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities: Species Profile - Thalassarche chlororhynchos