Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- 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 | Witvlerkkoningalbatros |
| Bulgarian | Южен кралски албатрос |
| Catalan | albatros reial meridional |
| Czech | albatros královský |
| Dutch | Zuidelijke Koningsalbatros |
| English | Southern Royal Albatross |
| English (United States) | Southern Royal Albatross |
| French | Albatros royal |
| French (France) | Albatros royal |
| German | Königsalbatros |
| Icelandic | Brimtrosi |
| Norwegian | kongealbatross |
| Polish | albatros królewski |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | albatroz-real |
| Serbian | Južni kraljevski albatros |
| Slovak | albatros kráľovský |
| Slovenian | Južni kraljevi albatros |
| Spanish | Albatros Real del Sur |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Albatros Real del Sur |
| Spanish (Chile) | Albatros real del sur |
| Spanish (Peru) | Albatros Real del Sur |
| Spanish (Spain) | Albatros real del sur |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Albatros Real del Sur |
| Swedish | sydlig kungsalbatross |
| Turkish | Güneyli Kral Albatros |
| Zulu | unozulane waseNingizimu |
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 epomophora Lesson, 1825
PROTONYM:
Diomedaea epomophora
Lesson, 1825. Annales des Sciences Naturelles 6, p.95.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No type locality given in original description, = Campbell Island.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- DIOMEDEA
- diomedea
- epomophora
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lowercase: species and subspecies
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Southern Royal Albatross
