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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Aves (class) » Procellariiformes (order) » Diomedeidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 40 040018 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Diomedea amsterdamensis Roux, Jouventin, Mougin, Stahl & Weimerskitch, 1983 |
Rank: | Species |
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Taxon Notes: | Breeds on Amsterdam Island, in southern Indian Ocean. Recorded as bycatch on longliners operating south of Tasmania in 1992 (Gales, 1998). | ||||
Scientific Name Notes: | Prior to 1995 (and still by some authorities) considered a subspecies of the wandering albatross, i.e. Diomedea exulans amsterdamensis | ||||
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Record source: | Gales, R., 1998. Albatross populations: status and threats. In: Robertson, G. Gales, R., Editors, Albatross Biology and Conservation: 20-45. Surrey Beatty and Sons Ltd., Chipping Norton, NSW, Australia |
Scientific Name verified against: | Roux, J. P., Jouventin, P., Mougin, J. L., Stahl, J. C., Weimerskitch, H., 1983. Un nouvel albatros Diomedea amsterdamensis n. sp. découvert sur l'île Amsterdam (37°50'S, 77°35'E), L'Oiseau, Vol. 53: 1-11. |