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Family: Diomedeidae



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23 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 115 cm TL
 
Diomedea amsterdamensis
[Amsterdam albatross]

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Indo-West Pacific

Diomedea antipodensis Robertson & Warham, 1992

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Diomedea antipodensis
[Antipodean albatross]
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Diomedea dabbenena
[Tristan albatross]

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Pacific Ocean and Souther
Max. Length 122 cm TL
Diomedea epomophora Lesson, 1825

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Diomedea epomophora
[Southern royal albatross]

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Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Max. Length 135 cm TL
Diomedea exulans Linnaeus, 1758

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Diomedea exulans
[Wandering albatross]
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Diomedea gibsoni
[Gibson's albatross]

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Southwest Pacific

Diomedea sanfordi Murphy, 1917

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Diomedea sanfordi
[Northern royal albatross]

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Pacific Ocean.
Max. Length 94 cm TL
Phoebastria albatrus (Pallas, 1769)

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Phoebastria albatrus
[Short-tailed albatross]

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Pacific Ocean and Western
Max. Length 81 cm TL
Phoebastria immutabilis (Rothschild, 1893)

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Phoebastria immutabilis
[Laysan albatross]
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Max. Length 93 cm TL
 
Phoebastria irrorata
[Waved albatross]

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Pacific Ocean and Northwe
Max. Length 81 cm TL
Phoebastria nigripes (Audubon, 1839)

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Phoebastria nigripes
[Black-footed albatross]

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Indo-Pacific, Southern At
Max. Length 89 cm TL
Phoebetria fusca (Hilsenberg, 1822)

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Phoebetria fusca
[Sooty albatross]
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Max. Length 89 cm TL
 
Phoebetria palpebrata
[Light-mantled albatross]

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Pacific Ocean.

Thalassarche bulleri (Rothschild, 1893)

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Thalassarche bulleri
[Buller's albatross]
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Thalassarche carteri
[Indian yellow-nosed albatross]

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Indo-Pacific, Southern At
Max. Length 99 cm DL
Thalassarche cauta (Gould, 1841)

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Thalassarche cauta
[Shy albatross]

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Indo-West Pacific, Atlant
Max. Length 256 cm TL
Thalassarche chlororhynchos (Gmelin, 1789)

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Thalassarche chlororhynchos
[Yellow-nosed albatross]

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Antarctic, Atlantic and P

Thalassarche chrysostoma (Forster, 1785)

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Thalassarche chrysostoma
[Grey-headed albatross]

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Chatham Islands.

Thalassarche eremita Murphy, 1930

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Thalassarche eremita
[Chatham albatross]
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Thalassarche impavida
[Campbell albatross]
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Max. Length 88 cm TL
 
Thalassarche melanophris
[Black-browed albatross]
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Thalassarche salvini
[Salvin's albatross]

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Indo-West Pacific

Thalassarche steadi Falla, 1933

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Thalassarche steadi
[White-capped albatross]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Diomedea amsterdamensis Amsterdam albatross Western Indian Ocean and 115 TL 1983
Diomedea antipodensis Antipodean albatross Indo-West Pacific 1992
Diomedea dabbenena Tristan albatross Southeast Pacific 1929
Diomedea epomophora Southern royal albatross Pacific Ocean and Souther 122 TL 1825
Diomedea exulans Wandering albatross Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 135 TL 1758
Diomedea gibsoni Gibson's albatross Indo-West Pacific 1992
Diomedea sanfordi Northern royal albatross Southwest Pacific 1917
Phoebastria albatrus Short-tailed albatross Pacific Ocean. 94 TL 1769
Phoebastria immutabilis Laysan albatross Pacific Ocean and Western 81 TL 1893
Phoebastria irrorata Waved albatross Eastern Pacific. 93 TL 1883
Phoebastria nigripes Black-footed albatross Pacific Ocean and Northwe 81 TL 1839
Phoebetria fusca Sooty albatross Indo-Pacific, Southern At 89 TL 1822
Phoebetria palpebrata Light-mantled albatross Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 89 TL 1785
Thalassarche bulleri Buller's albatross Pacific Ocean. 1893
Thalassarche carteri Indian yellow-nosed albatross Prince Edward, Kerguelen, 1903
Thalassarche cauta Shy albatross Indo-Pacific, Southern At 99 DL 1841
Thalassarche chlororhynchos Yellow-nosed albatross Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 256 TL 1789
Thalassarche chrysostoma Grey-headed albatross Antarctic, Atlantic and P 1785
Thalassarche eremita Chatham albatross Chatham Islands. 1930
Thalassarche impavida Campbell albatross Southern Pacific, Subanta 1912
Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed albatross Pacific Ocean, Northeast 88 TL 1828
Thalassarche salvini Salvin's albatross Antarctic 1893
Thalassarche steadi White-capped albatross Indo-West Pacific 1933



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