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Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Bloubek/Salvin/Chathamalbatros (-malmok), Bloubekalbatros, Bloubekmalmok
Bulgarian: Белоглав / Чатъмски албатрос / Албатрос на Салвин
Catalan: Albatros tímid
Czech: Albatros belohlavý, albatros šelfový
Danish: Hvidkronet Albatros
German: Scheualbatros, Scheuer Albatros, Scheuer Albatroß, Tasman-/Salvin-/Chathamalbatros, Weißkappenalbatros
English: Gray-backed Albatross, Grey-backed Albatross, Layard's Albatross, Shy Albatross, Shy Mollymawk, Shy Tasmanian Mollymawk, Shy, Chatham Islands or White-capped Albatross, Shy, Grey-backed, White-capped or Chatham Islands Albatross, White-capped Albat, White-capped Albatross, White-capped Molly, White-capped/Salvin's/Chatham Albatross
English (Australia): Shy/Salvin's/Chatham Albatross
English, HBW: Shy/White-capped/Salvin's/Chatham Albatross
English (IOC): Shy/Salvin's/Chatham Albatross
English (New Zealand): Shy/Salvin's/Chatham Mollymawk
English (United States): White-capped/Salvin's/Chatham Albatross
English (South Africa): Shy/Salvin's/Chatham Albatross
Esperanto: Timema albatroso
Spanish: Albatros Cauto/de Salvin/de Las Chatham, Albatros corona blanca, Albatros Corona Blanca/Frente Blanca/las Islas Chatham, Albatros de corona blanca, Albatros de frente blanca, Albatros Frente Blanca, Albatros Frentiblanco
Spanish (Argentine): Albatros corona blanca, Albatros Corona Blanca/Frente Blanca/las Islas Chatham
Spanish (Chile): Albatros de corona blanca, Albatros de frente blanca/Salvin/Chatham
Spanish (Spain): Albatros Cauto/de Salvin/de las Chatham
Spanish (HBW): White-capped/Salvin's/Chatham Albatross
Spanish (Uruguay): Albatros Frente Blanca
Estonian: pagualbatross
Finnish: Isoalbatrossi
French: Albatros à cape blanche, Albatros à cape blanche ou A. de Salvin, Albatros à cape blanche, A. de Salvin ou A. des Chatham, Albatros à cape blanche, A. des Chatham ou A. de Salvin, Albatros à tête blanche, Albatros de Stead, Albatros timide, Albatros timide ou A. des Chatham, Albatros timide, A. des Chatham ou A. de Salvin
Hebrew: אלבטרוס לבן כיפה, אלבטרוס לבן־כיפה, אלבטרוס לבן־כפה, אלבטרוס לבן-כיפה
Hungarian: tasmán albatrosz
Icelandic: Roktrosi
Italian: Albatro cauto, Albatro timido, Albatros cauto, Albatros dal capuccio bianco, berretto bianco
Japanese (romaji): hajiroahoudori, hajiroahoudori/sarubin'ahoudori/chatamuahoudori, hajiroahoudori/sarubin'ahoudori/chatamuahoudori/chatamuahoudori, hashijiroahoudori
Japanese: ハシジロアホウドリ, ハジロアホウドリ, ハジロアホウドリ/サルビンアホウドリ/チャタムアホウドリ, ハジロアホウドリ/サルビンアホウドリ/チャタムアホウドリ/チャタムアホウドリ
Scientific: Diomedea cauta, Diomedea cauta cauta, Thalassarche [cauta or eremita], Thalassarche [cauta or salvini], Thalassarche [cauta, steadi, eremita or salvini], Thalassarche cauta, Thalassarche cauta cauta, Thalassarche cauta/salvini/eremita
Lithuanian: Baltagalvis albatrosas
Dutch: Witkapalbatros, Witkapalbatros/Salvins Albatros/Chathamalbatros
Norwegian: Svartflekkalbatross, svartflekkalbatross/sølvhodealbatross/chathamalbatross
Polish: albatros szarodzioby, albatros szarodzioby/szarogrzbiety/siwogłowy, albatros zmienny
Portuguese: Albatroz-arisco
Portuguese (Brazil): Albatroz-arisco
Portuguese (Portugal): albatroz-arisco/albatroz-de-salvin/albatroz-das-chatham, Albatroz-arisco/Albatroz-de-salvin/Albatroz-das-ilhas-chatham
Russian: Белошапочный альбатрос, Белошапочный/Сероспинный альбатрос
Slovak: Albatros bielohlavý, albatros bledohlavý, albatros bledohlavý/kapucňový/popolavý
Slovenian: plahi albatros
Serbian: Belokapi albatros/Salvinov albatros/albatros sa ostrva Čatam
Swedish: Gråkindad albatross, gråkindad albatross/salvinalbatross/chathamalbatross
Swahili: Albatrosi
Turkish: ak tepeli albatros, Ak-tepeli Albatros, Thalassarche cauta/salvini/eremita
Ukrainian: Альбатрос сірощокий
Chinese: 白顶信天翁
Chinese (Traditional): 白頂信天翁〔灰信天翁〕