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Northern Royal Albatross

Diomedea sanfordi Murphy, RC 1917

The northern royal albatross or toroa, 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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Procellariiformes
Family:
  Diomedeidae
Genus:
   Diomedea
Scientific:
  Diomedea sanfordi

Original description

Citation:
  Murphy, RC 1917

Reference:
   Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 37 p.861

Protonym:
  Diomedea (Rhothonia) sanfordi

Type locality:
  Off Corral, Chile.

Link:
  https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/1841

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1A5E5AE7E768F447

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1A5E5AE7

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1A5E5AE7

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 824054


ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Diomedea sanfordi: Chatham Islands and New Zealand; ranges circumpolar s oceans
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Northern Royal Albatross
Catalan:
Albatros reial septentrional
Czech:
albatros Sanfordův
Danish:
Nordlig Kongealbatros
German:
Schwarzflügelalbatros
Spanish:
Albatros real septentrional
French:
Albatros de Sanford
Croatian:
novozelandski albatros
Italian:
Albatros reale del nord
Japanese:
キタシロアホウドリ
Lithuanian:
Šiaurinis karališkasis albatrosas
Dutch:
Noordelijke Koningsalbatros
Norwegian:
svartvingealbatross
Polish:
albatros ciemnoskrzydły
Portuguese:
Albatroz-real-do-norte
Portuguese (Brazil):
albatroz-real-do-norte
Portuguese (Portugal):
albatroz-real-do-norte
Russian:
Северный королевский альбатрос
Slovak:
albatros sépiar
Swedish:
nordlig kungsalbatross
Ukrainian:
альбатрос північний
Chinese:
北方皇信天翁
Chinese (Traditional):
北方皇家信天翁

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Royal Albatross (Northern) ( Diomedea epomophora sanfordi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Royal Albatross (Northern) ( Diomedea epomophora sanfordi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Royal Albatross (Northern) ( Diomedea epomophora sanfordi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Royal Albatross (Northern) ( Diomedea epomophora sanfordi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Royal Albatross (Northern) ( Diomedea epomophora sanfordi) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Royal Albatross (Northern) ( Diomedea epomophora sanfordi) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Royal Albatross (Northern) ( Diomedea epomophora sanfordi) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Royal Albatross (Northern) ( Diomedea epomophora sanfordi) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Royal Albatross (Northern) ( Diomedea epomophora sanfordi) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Royal Albatross (Northern) ( Diomedea epomophora sanfordi) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Royal Albatross (Northern) ( Diomedea epomophora sanfordi) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Royal Albatross (Northern) ( Diomedea epomophora sanfordi) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Northern Royal Albatross ( Diomedea sanfordi) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Diomedea sanfordi [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Diomedea [epomophora or sanfordi] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Swartvlerkkoningalbatros, Swartvlerkkoningalbatros (-malmok)
Azerbaijani: şimal kral albatrosu
Bulgarian: Кралски албатрос (ssp. sanfordi)
Bengali: িঈত্তুময যাজকীয় িঅরফাট্র঳
Bengali (transliteration): utturē rājakīẏa ālabāṭrasa*
Catalan: Albatros reial septentrional
Czech: albatros Sanfordův
Danish: Nordlig Kongealbatros
German: Königsalbatros (Schwarzflügelalbatros), Nordkönigsalbatros, Nördlicher Königsalbatros, Nördlicher Königsalbatros, Schwarzflügelalbatros
English: Northern Royal Albatross, Royal Albatross (Northern)
English, HBW: Northern Royal Albatross
English (IOC): Northern Royal Albatross
English (New Zealand): Northern Royal Albatross
English (United States): Royal Albatross (Northern)
English (South Africa): Northern Royal Albatross
Esperanto: Nordreĝa albatroso
Spanish: Albatros Real (norte), Albatros Real del Norte, Albatros real septentrional
Spanish (Argentine): Albatros real de norte, Albatros Real del Norte
Spanish (Chile): Albatros real del norte
Spanish (Spain): Albatros real (norte)
Spanish (HBW): Royal Albatross (Northern)
Spanish (Peru): Albatros Real (Norte)
Spanish (Uruguay): Albatros Real del Norte
Estonian: regent-albatross
French: Albatros de Sanford, Albatros royal (de Sanford), Albatros royal (sanfordi), Albatros royal du Nord
Croatian: novozelandski albatros
Icelandic: Kóngtosi
Italian: Albatros reale del nord
Japanese (romaji): minamishiroahoudori (sanfordi)
Japanese: キタシロアホウドリ, ミナミシロアホウドリ (sanfordi), ミナミシロアホウドリ（sanfordi）
Kazakh: солтүстік корольдік альбатрос
Kirghiz: тундук падышалык альбатрос
Scientific: Diomedea epomophora sanfordi, Diomedea sanfordi
Lithuanian: Šiaurinis karališkasis albatrosas
Maori: Toroa-whakaingo
Dutch: Koningsalbatros (Noordelijk), Noordelijke Koningsalbatros
Norwegian: kongealbatross (sanfordi), svartvingealbatross
Polish: albatros ciemnoskrzydły, albatros królewski (sanfordi)
Portuguese: Albatroz-real-do-norte
Portuguese (Brazil): Albatroz-real-do-norte
Portuguese (Portugal): Albatroz-real-do-norte, albatroz-real-do-sul (sanfordi)
Russian: Королевский альбатрос (sanfordi), Северный королевский альбатрос
Slovak: albatros sépiar, albatros sépiar (skup.)
Serbian: Kraljevski albatros (sanfordi)
Swedish: Nordlig Kungsalbatross
Turkish: Kral albatros (sanfordi), Kuzey Kral Albatrosu
Ukrainian: альбатрос північний
Kalmyk: ван шовун
Chinese: 北方皇信天翁
Chinese (Traditional): 北方皇家信天翁

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