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.

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) [XC236435]
by Charlie Vogt from Gal\u00e1pagos: Isla Espa\u00f1ola, Ecuador (call, bill-fencing and calls by 2 birds in courtship)

Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) [XC816741]
by Oscar Campbell from Isla Santa Mar\u00eda (Floreana) (Cab. en Pto. Velasco Ibarra), San Cristobal, Islas Gal\u00e1pagos, Ecuador (call)

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

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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