Northern royal albatross
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| Northern royal albatross | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Diomedeidae |
| Genus: | Diomedea |
| Species: | D. sanfordi
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| Binomial name | |
| Diomedea sanfordi | |
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The northern royal albatross or toroa,[3] (Diomedea sanfordi) is a large seabird in the albatross family. It was split from the closely related southern royal albatross as recently as 1998, though not all scientists support that conclusion and some consider both of them to be subspecies of the royal albatross.[4]
Etymology
Diomedea sanfordi breaks into Diomedea, referring to Diomedes, whose companions turned to birds,[5] and sanfordi, in honor of Leonard Cutler Sanford (1868–1950), ornithologist, and trustee of the American Museum of Natural History.[6]
Taxonomy
Albatrosses belong to the family
The northern royal albatross was first described as Diomedea sanfordi by Robert Cushman Murphy, in 1917, based on a specimen from the Chatham Islands.[3]
Description
The northern royal albatross is typically about 115 cm (45 in), The northern royal albatross can be distinguished from the southern at sea by its upper wings, the plumage of which are all dark compared to the large areas of white on the southern. The two species also differ in behavior.
Behavior
Feeding
The northern royal albatross feeds on
Squids can make up 85% of their diet.Reproduction
They perform a very extensive mutual or group display, sometimes in the air or on the water. Once they form a bond, the displays lose extravagance. Breeding starts at eight years.
| Location | Population | Date | Trend |
| Chatham Islands | 6,500–7,000 pairs | 2012 | Stable |
| Taiaroa Head, South Island | 60 pairs | 2012 | Increasing |
| Total | 20,000 | 2012 | Stable |
Range
Northern royal albatrosses nest on the
Conservation
Northern royal albatrosses are listed as an
To help in the survival of this species,
Thanks to the efforts of
Footnotes
- ^ . Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ a b Brands, S. (2008)
- ^ a b c d e Robertson, C. J. R. (2003)
- ^ Clements, J. (2007)
- ^ Gotch, A. F. (1995)
- ^ Beolens, B., Watkins, M. & Grayson, M., The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals (2009), p.357
- ^ Double, M. C. (2003)
- ^ a b c d e f g BirdLife International (2021)
- ^ Answers.com
- ^ Veitch, C. R., et al. (2002)
- .
- ^ Foon, Eleisha (2019-09-17). "Dunedin's bells set to ring as city celebrates its albatross". RNZ. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
References
- BirdLife International (2021). "Species factsheet: Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi". Data Zone. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- Brands, Sheila (14 August 2008). "Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification – Diomedea (Diomedea) epomophora". Project: The Taxonomicon. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- Brooke, M. (2004). "Procellariidae". Albatrosses And Petrels Across The World. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850125-1.
- Clements, James (2007). The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World (6th ed.). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-4501-9.
- Double, M. C. (2003). "Procellariiformes (Tubenosed Seabirds)". In Hutchins, Michael; Jackson, Jerome A.; Bock, Walter J.; Olendorf, Donna (eds.). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. 8. Vol. Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins. Joseph E. Trumpey, Chief Scientific Illustrator (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. pp. 107–111. ISBN 978-0-7876-5784-0.
- Gotch, A. F. (1995) [1979]. "Albatrosses, Fulmars, Shearwaters, and Petrels". Latin Names Explained A Guide to the Scientific Classifications of Reptiles, Birds & Mammals. New York, NY: Facts on File. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-8160-3377-5.
- Robertson, C. J. R. (2003). "Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)". In Hutchins, Michael; Jackson, Jerome A.; Bock, Walter J.; Olendorf, Donna (eds.). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. 8. Vol. Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins. Joseph E. Trumpey, Chief Scientific Illustrator (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-7876-5784-0.
- Veitch, C. R.; Clout, M. N. (2002). "Eradication of rabbits and mice from subantarctic Enderby and Rose Islands". Turning the Tide: The Eradication of Invasive Species, Proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives. Occasional papers of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. 028: 319–320. ISBN 978-2-8317-0682-5.
External links
- Photos - Christopher Taylor Nature Photography