The grey-headed albatross also known as the grey-headed mollymawk, is a large seabird from the albatross family. It has a circumpolar distribution, nesting on isolated islands in the Southern Ocean and feeding at high latitudes, further south than any of the other mollymawks. Its name derives from its ashy-grey head, throat and upper neck. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Forster, JR 1785)
Reference:
Mém. Math. Phys. Acad. Sci. Paris
10 p.571 pl.14
Protonym:
Diomedea chrysostoma
Type locality:
vicinity of the Antarctic Circle and in the Pacific Ocean.
Avibase ID:
0E4475F65B2A8060
Avibase ID:
avibase-0E4475F6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0E4475F6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563381
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Grey-headed Albatross ( Diomedea chrysostoma) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Grey-headed Albatross ( Diomedea chrysostoma) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Albatros à tête grise ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Albatros à tête grise ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Gray-headed Albatross ( Diomedea chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Gray-headed Albatross ( Diomedea chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Gray-headed Albatross ( Diomedea chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2018: Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2019: Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2022: Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Grey-headed Albatross ( Diomedea chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Grey-headed Albatross ( Diomedea chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Grey-headed Albatross ( Diomedea chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Gray-headed Albatross ( Diomedea chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Diomedea chrysostoma [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Diomedea chrysostoma [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Grey-headed Albatross ( Diomedea chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Grey-headed Albatross ( Diomedea chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Grey-headed Albatross ( Diomedea chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Gray-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Grey-headed Albatross ( Thalassarche chrysostoma) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Thalassarche chrysostoma [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Thalassarche chrysostoma [version 1] |
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