Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi Scientific name definitions
- EN Endangered
- Names (26)
- Monotypic
Josep del Hoyo, Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swartvlerkkoningalbatros |
| Bulgarian | Северен кралски албатрос |
| Catalan | albatros reial septentrional |
| Czech | albatros Sanfordův |
| Dutch | Noordelijke Koningsalbatros |
| English | Northern Royal Albatross |
| English (United States) | Northern Royal Albatross |
| French | Albatros de Sanford |
| French (France) | Albatros de Sanford |
| German | Schwarzflügelalbatros |
| Norwegian | svartvingealbatross |
| Polish | albatros ciemnoskrzydły |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | albatroz-real-do-norte |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Albatroz-real-do-norte |
| Serbian | Severni kraljevski albatros |
| Slovak | albatros sépiar |
| Slovenian | Severni kraljevi albatros |
| Spanish | Albatros Real del Norte |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Albatros Real del Norte |
| Spanish (Chile) | Albatros real del norte |
| Spanish (Peru) | Albatros Real del Norte |
| Spanish (Spain) | Albatros real del norte |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Albatros Real del Norte |
| Swedish | nordlig kungsalbatross |
| Turkish | Kuzeyli Kral Albatros |
| Zulu | unozulane waseNyakatho |
Revision Notes
Fernando Medrano revised and standardized the account with Clements taxonomy. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. JoAnn Hackos, Robin K. Murie, and Daphne R. Walmer copy edited the account. Jessica Kane generated the distribution map.
Diomedea sanfordi Murphy, 1917
PROTONYM:
Diomedea (Rhothonia) sanfordi
Murphy, 1917. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 37, p.861.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Off Corral, Chile.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- DIOMEDEA
- diomedea
- sanfordi
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Northern Royal Albatross
