Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Phoebastria irrorata (Salvin, 1883)

Albatros de Galápagos, Waved Albatross

Waved Albatross in Española, Galapagos. Photo: David Anchundia, CDF.
Waved Albatross in Española, Galapagos. Photo: David Anchundia, CDF.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Procellariiformes

Family
Diomedeidae

Genus
Phoebastria

Species
irrorata

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Diomedea irrorata Salvin, 1883

Taxon origin: Endemic

Status

Critically endangered

Ecology

Feeding type: Piscivorous

Trophic role: Carnivorous

Reproduction mode: Exclusively sexual

Distribution

Distribution: Present on Española Island. A few pair on Genovesa without reproduce success, and few pair on La Plata Island (Manabí Province).

References

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