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
Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) [XC24276]
by Niels Krabbe from Espanola, Galapagos, Ecuador (call, calls & bill clattering)
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)
Subspecies
Possibly one of earliest forms to differentiate. Scientific name Diomedea leptorhyncha officially suppressed.