Southern royal albatross  (Diomedea epomophora)

Authentication

Authenticated (28/08/2007) by Pierre Jouventin, National Centre of Scientific Research, Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, Montpellier, France.

Glossary

  • Pelagic: inhabiting the open oceans.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (September, 2006)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. BirdLife International (October, 2006)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3954&m=0
  3. Convention on Migratory Species (August, 2007)
    http://www.cms.int
  4. Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (August, 2007)
    http://www.acap.aq/
  5. South Seas Companion (October, 2006)
    http://southseas.nla.gov.au/biogs/P000388b.htm
  6. Animal Diversity Web (October, 2006)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Diomedea_epomophora.html
  7. 70South (October, 2006)
    http://www.70south.com/resources/antarctic-animals/antarctic-birds/royalalbatross
  8. Australian Government Department of Environment and Heritage. (2001) Recovery Plan for Albatrosses and Giant-petrels.Wildlife Scientific Advice, Natural Heritage Division, Environment Australia, Australia. Available at: http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/recovery/albatross/index.html
  9. Zoological Museum of the University of Amsterdam (October, 2006)
    http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/zma3d/detail.php?id=19&sort=taxon&type=family
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