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Thalassarche cauta steadi
Thalassarche cauta steadi
White-capped Albatross
Photographer: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 6666 6666 0914 0299 (2014-09-23)

Copyright © 2014 California Academy of Sciences

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  Jan 27, 2012
  • location   South Island (New Zealand)
  • notes   The White-capped Albatross, Thalassarche steadi, is a mollymawk that breeds on the islands off of New Zealand. Mollymawks are a type of Albatross that belong to Diomedeidae family and come from the Procellariiformes order, along with Shearwaters, Fulmars, Storm-petrels, and Diving-petrels. They share certain identifying features. First, they have nasal passages that attach to the upper bill called naricorns.
  • CalAcademy slide #   White-capped Albatross 120127 _D338822
  • photo category: Animal - Bird
  • original filename: White-capped Albatross 120127 _D338822.jpg

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   White-capped Albatross
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    1. Reviewed by Simon J. Tonge    Oct 30, 2014

    Action: changed name from "Thalassarche steadi cauta" to "Thalassarche cauta steadi "

    Reviewer's comments:
         "Typo"

     
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