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Northern royal albatross
Northern royal albatross
(Diomedea sanfordi)
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Previously known as:
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Procellariiformes
Family
Diomedeidae
Genus
Diomedea
(1)
Size
Size (beak to tail): 1.15 m
(2)
Wingspan: up to 3.2 m
(3)
Status
Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2006
(1)
, and listed on Annex 1 of ACAP
(4)
.
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