Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris(Temminck, CJ, 1828)
English (US) Black-browed Albatross
The Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) 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 melanophris
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Black-browed Albatross
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1828)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Thalassarche melanophris melanophris
- Thalassarche melanophris impavida
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Diomedea melanophris
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1828)
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.77, vol.5 pl.456,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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