Short-tailed albatross  (Phoebastria albatrus)

Facts

Previously known as: Diomedea albatrus
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyDiomedeidae
GenusPhoebastria (1)
SizeLength: 89 cm (2)
Wingspan: 220 cm (3)
Weight8.5 kg (3)

Status

The short-tailed albatross is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and is listed on Appendix I of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (4). It is also listed as Endangered by both the United States and Japan (3).

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