Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (26)
- Monotypic
Josep del Hoyo, Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, Nigel Collar, Guy M. Kirwan, and Ernest Garcia
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 | Grootalbatros |
| Bulgarian | Полярен странстващ албатрос |
| Catalan | albatros viatger |
| Czech | albatros stěhovavý |
| Danish | Vandrealbatros |
| Dutch | Grote Albatros |
| English | Snowy Albatross |
| English (South Africa) | Wandering Albatross |
| English (United States) | Snowy Albatross |
| French | Albatros hurleur |
| French (France) | Albatros hurleur |
| German | Wanderalbatros |
| Icelandic | Hrímtrosi |
| Norwegian | vandrealbatross |
| Polish | albatros wędrowny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | albatroz-errante |
| Serbian | Albatros lutalica |
| Slovak | albatros sťahovavý |
| Slovenian | Snežni albatros |
| Spanish | Albatros Viajero |
| Spanish (Chile) | Albatros errante (nevado) |
| Spanish (Panama) | Albatros Níveo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Albatros viajero |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Albatros Errante |
| Turkish | Ak Gezgin Albatros |
| Zulu | unozulane |
Revision Notes
Fernando Medrano revised and standardized the account with Clements taxonomy. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Jessica Kane generated the distribution map.
Diomedea exulans Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Diomedea exulans
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.132.
TYPE LOCALITY:
intra tropicos Pelagi ad. Cap. b. Spei' = Cape of Good Hope ex Edwards.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- DIOMEDEA
- diomedea
- exulans
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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 Snowy Albatross
