Species Diomedea amsterdamensis Roux, Jouventin, Mougin, Stahl & Weimerskirch, 1983
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Species Diomedea amsterdamensis Roux, Jouventin, Mougin, Stahl & Weimerskirch, 1983
Amsterdam Island Albatross
- Diomedea amsterdamensis Roux, J.P., Jouventin, P., Mougin, J.L., Stahl, J.C. & Weimerskirch, H. 1983. Un nouvel albatros Diomedea amsterdamensis n. sp. decouvert sur L'ile Amsterdam (37°50'S, 77°35'E). Oiseau et la Revue Française d'Ornithologie 53(1): 1-11.
Type data:
Holotype MNHP C.G. 1982-1139 Skin, Amsterdam Island [37°50’S 77°35’E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Roux, J.P., Jouventin, P., Mougin, J.L., Stahl, J.C. & Weimerskirch, H. 1983. Un nouvel albatros Diomedea amsterdamensis n. sp. decouvert sur L'ile Amsterdam (37°50'S, 77°35'E). Oiseau et la Revue Française d'Ornithologie 53(1): 1-11 [8]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Sight records and tracking data indicate this species is a regualr visitor to waters off southern Australia
IMCRA
Southern Province (8)
Distribution References
General References
Gill, B.G., Bell, B.D., Chambers, G.K., Medway, D.G., Palma, R.L., Scofield, R.P., Tennyson, A.J.D. & Worthy, T.H. 2010. Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica. Wellington : Te Papa Press 4th Edn, 500 pp. (raised to full species status)
Common Name References
Roux, J.P., Jouventin, P., Mougin, J.L., Stahl, J.C. & Weimerskirch, H. 1983. Un nouvel albatros Diomedea amsterdamensis n. sp. decouvert sur L'ile Amsterdam (37°50'S, 77°35'E). Oiseau et la Revue Française d'Ornithologie 53(1): 1-11 (Amsterdam Island Albatross)
History of changes
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PROCELLARIIFORMES | 06-Feb-2012 | ADDED | Dr Wayne Longmore |