Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)

Other Scientific Names
Diomedea irrorata [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Diomedea irrorata [Collar et al. (1994)], Diomedea irrorata [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Diomedea irrorata [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Waved Albatross, Galapagos Albatross

Family
Diomedeidae (Albatrosses)

Size
80 - 93 cm
Wingspan: 220 - 250 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvin, 1883)

Range (Guide)

Colombia (P), Ecuador (P), Peru, Southeast Pacific (B) (NB).

Espa�ola (Hood) I, Galapagos, and La Plata I, off Ecuador.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 34,700 (2010) and decreasing.

Status CR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) [XC24276]
by Niels Krabbe from Espanola, Galapagos, Ecuador (call, calls & bill clattering)

Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) [XC443047]
by Barry Edmonston from Espanola, Gal\u00e1pagos Islands, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Possibly one of earliest forms to differentiate. Scientific name Diomedea leptorhyncha officially suppressed.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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