Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Diomedea chrysostoma JR Forster, 1785 Thalassarche chrysostoma Family: Diomedeidae Order: Procellariiformes Back
Grey-headed albatross Graukopfalbatros Albatros à tête grise Albatros cabecigris
CMS App II Redlist 2000 (Criteria) VU A1bd+2bd CITES NL (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: intercontinental

Diomedea chrysostoma

Disperses widely over Southern Ocean, mostly between 65 and 35 S, reaching 15 S in zone of Humboldt Current. No reliable records from N Hemisphere.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1992) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: Antarctic, Oceania, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa
Recommended link: http://petrel.best.vwh.net/Gryh.Alb.html
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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

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