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Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Diomedeidae
Genus: Phoebastria
Scientific: Phoebastria albatrus
Citation: (Pallas, 1769)
Reference: Spic.Zool. 1 fasc.5 p.28
Protonym: Diomedea albatrus
Avibase ID: B5565AD8DCC8C1BA
Taxomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554377
VULNERABLE
Geographic range:
Phoebastria albatrus : Breeds Torishima (Izu Islands); ranges at sea through n Pacific
Source: Clements checklist
English: Short-tailed Albatross
Czech: albatros bělohřbetý
German: Kurzschwanzalbatros
Danish: Korthalet Albatros
Spanish: Albatros Colicorto
Finnish: japaninalbatrossi
French: Albatros à queue courte
Italian: Albatros codacorta
Japanese: ahoudori
Japanese: アホウドリ
Dutch: Stellers Albatros
Norwegian: Gulhodealbatross
Polish: albatros krótkosterny
Portuguese: Albatroz-de-rabo-curto
Russian: Белоспинный альбатрос
Slovak: albatros bielochrbtý
Swedish: gulnackad albatross
Chinese: 短尾信天翁
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Birdlife checklist version 00: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Birdlife checklist version 01: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Birdlife checklist version 02: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Birdlife checklist version 03: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Birdlife checklist version 04: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Albatros à queue courte ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Albatros à queue courte ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements 1st edition: Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
Clements 3rd edition: Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
Clements 4th edition: Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
Clements 5th edition (as published): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements 6th edition: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements, version 2015: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements, version 2016: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Clements, version 2017: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
eBird version 1.50: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
eBird version 1.52: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
eBird version 1.53: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
eBird version 1.54: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
eBird version 1.55: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
eBird version 2015: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
eBird version 2016: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
eBird version 2017: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (3/07/2017): Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Short-tailed Albatross ( Phoebastria albatrus )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
Oriental Bird Club: Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
James Lee Peters: Diomedea albatrus
James Lee Peters (original): Diomedea albatrus
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Diomedea albatrus
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Short-tailed Albatross ( Diomedea albatrus )
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phoebastria albatrus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phoebastria albatrus
Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
Catalan: Albatros cuacurtCzech: Albatros belohrbetý, albatros bělohřbetýDanish: Korthalet AlbatrosGerman: Kurzschwanz-Albatr, KurzschwanzalbatrosEnglish: Short-tailed Albat, Short-tailed Albatross, Stellar's albatross, Steller's AlbatrossSpanish: Albatros Colicorto, Albatros de Cola Corta, Albatros RabónSpanish (Spain): Albatros ColicortoSpanish (Mexico): Albatros RabónEstonian: kuldpea-albatrossFinnish: JapaninalbatrossiFrench: Albatros à queue courte, Albatros de StellerHungarian: rövidfarkú albatroszItalian: Albatro codacorta, Albatro comune, Albatros codacorta, coda corta, StellerJapanese: Ahodori, ahō-dori, ahoudoriJapanese: アホウドリJapanese (Kanji): 信天翁, 阿房鳥Korean: 알바트로스Korean (Transliteration): albateuroseuLatin: Diomedea albatrus, Phoebastria albatrusLithuanian: baltanugaris albatrosas, Trumpauodegis albatrosasLatvian: īsastes albatrossMongolian (Bichig): ᠣᠭᠣᠳᠣᠩ ᠡᠯᠴᠢ ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠭᠣMongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Оодон элч шувууMongolian (Transliteration): oodoŋ elch shuvuuDutch: Steller-albatros, Stellers AlbatrosNorwegian: GulhodealbatrossPolish: albatros krótkosternyPinyin: duǎn-wěi xìntiānwēngPortuguese: Albatroz-de-rabo-curtoRussian: Альбатрос белоспинный, Белоспинный альбатросSlovak: Albatros bielochrbtýSwedish: Gulnackad albatrossTurkish: Alaca AlbatrosChinese: 短尾信天翁Chinese (Traditional): 短尾信天翁Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 短尾信天翁Chinese (Taiwan): 短尾信天翁