Antipodean Albatross

Overview

Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) is a species of Albatrosses (Diomedeidae) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Diomedea; binomial: Diomedea antipodensis; authority: Robertson, CJR & Warham, 1992.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Pacific Ocean. Non-breeding range: to Tasman Sea (off se Australia) and se Pacific.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Diomedea antipodensis is split provisionally from D. exulans "Wandering Albatross" (Robertson & Warham 1994; Brooke 2004; Onley & Scofield 2007; BLI 1.0; Tennyson 2010; see SACC 388 re case against this split).