Northern Royal Albatross

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Northern Royal Albatross (<em>Diomedea sanfordi</em>) is a species of Albatrosses (<em>Diomedeidae</em>) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.

Overview

Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) is a species of Albatrosses (Diomedeidae) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Diomedea; binomial: Diomedea sanfordi; authority: Murphy, 1917.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Pacific Ocean. Non-breeding range: widespread all s temperate and subantarctic oceans, mostly Pacific.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

Diomedea sanfordi is split from D. epomophora (Brooke 2004; BLI 1.0; Onley & Scofield 2007; Tennyson 2010).

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