Wandering albatross  (Diomedea exulans)

Authentication

Authenticated (18/06/05) by Dr Euan Dunn, Head of Marine Policy, RSPB.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/international/albatross_appeal/albatross/index.asp

Glossary

  • Cephalopoda: from the Greek for ‘head-foot’, a class of molluscs that occur only in marine habitats. All species have grasping tentacles, and either an internal or external shell. Includes nautiloids, cuttlefish, squids, octopuses, and extinct ammonites and belemnites.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (May, 2005)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Burnie, D. (2001) Animal.Dorling Kindersley, London.
  3. CMS (April, 2003)
    http://www.unep-wcmc.org/cms/
  4. Stattersfield, A. (2000) Threatened Birds of the World.Lynx Edicions, Barcelona and BirdLife International, Cambridge.
  5. Australian Museum (April, 2003)
    http://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/wandering_albatross.htm
left