Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross

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Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (<em>Thalassarche carteri</em>) is a species of Albatrosses (<em>Diomedeidae</em>) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.

Overview

Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche carteri) is a species of Albatrosses (Diomedeidae) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Thalassarche; binomial: Thalassarche carteri; authority: (Rothschild, 1903).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Indian Ocean. Non-breeding range: mainly s Indian Ocean between Tropic of Capricorn and Subtropical Convergence.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

Thalassarche carteri is split from T. chlororhynchos Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross (Robertson & Nunn 1998, Brooke 2004; BLI 1.0; Onley & Scofield 2007; Tennyson 2010).

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