Shy Albatross
Thalassarche cauta(Gould, J, 1841)
English (US) Shy Albatross
The Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Diomedeidae (Albatrosses) in the order Procellariiformes.
- Scientific name
- Thalassarche cauta
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Shy Albatross
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Thalassarche cauta cauta
- Thalassarche cauta steadi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Diomedea cauta
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
- Type locality
- Bass Strait.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.8, no.95 p.177
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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