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

Diomedea nigripes Audubon, 1839 Phoebastria nigripes Family: Diomedeidae Order: Procellariiformes Back
Black-footed albatross Schwarzfußalbatros Albatros à pieds noirs Albatros patinegro
CMS App II Redlist 2000 (Criteria) VU A2d CITES NL (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: intercontinental

Diomedea nigripes

Disperses widely over N Pacific after breeding, regularly reaching Bering Sea; fairly large numbers off Pacific coast of N America. Also recorded in S Hemisphere, off Galapagos Is and New Zealand.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1992) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: East Asia, North America, Oceania
Recommended link: http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSpeciesGS.asp?curGroupID=1&curPageNum=15&recnum=BD0001
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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

Populations