Shy albatross (Thalassarche cauta)

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Previously known as:	Diomedea cauta

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Procellariiformes
Family	Diomedeidae
Genus	Thalassarche (1)
Size	Length: 90 - 99 cm (2) Wingspan: 220 - 256 cm (2)
Weight	3.4 – 4.4 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1), and is listed on Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (3).