Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)

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Previously known as:	Diomedea irrorata

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Procellariiformes
Family	Diomedeidae
Genus	Phoebastria (1)
Size	Length: 85 – 93 cm (2) Wingspan: 230 – 240 cm (2)
Weight	3 – 4 kg (3)

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and is listed on Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (4)