Diomedea exulans Linnaeus 1758 (wandering albatross)
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Aves - Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Diomedea according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Hay 1930, Linnaeus 1758 and Tennyson and Scofield 2013
Sister taxa: Diomedea amsterdamensis, Diomedea epomophora, Diomedea milleri, Diomedea nigripes, Diomedea rumana, Diomedea thyridata
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Antarctica (1 collection), Australia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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