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Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris (Temminck, CJ 1828)
The black-browed albatross, also known as the black-browed mollymawk, is a large seabird of the albatross family Diomedeidae; it is the most widespread and common member of its family. Source: Wikipedia
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Procellariiformes
Family:
Diomedeidae
Genus:
Thalassarche
Scientific:
Thalassarche melanophris
Classification
Order:Procellariiformes
Family:
Diomedeidae
Genus:
Thalassarche
Scientific:
Thalassarche melanophris
Original description
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1828)
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.77 pl.456,text
Protonym:
Diomedea melanophris
Type locality:
Cape of Good Hope.
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
F9CBC9EB6CE43281
Avibase ID:
avibase-F9CBC9EB
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F9CBC9EB
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554453
Geographic range:
- Thalassarche melanophris: Cape Horn Archipelago to Antipodes Islands
Source: Clements checklist
Black-browed Albatross
Catalan:
albatros cellanegre
Czech:
albatros černobrvý
Danish:
Sortbrynet Albatros
German:
Schwarzbrauenalbatros
Spanish:
Albatros ojeroso
Finnish:
mustakulma-albatrossi
French:
Albatros à sourcils noirs
Croatian:
žutokljuni albatros
Hungarian:
dolmányos albatrosz
Icelandic:
Svaltrosi
Italian:
Albatros sopracciglineri
Japanese (romaji):
mayuguroahoudori
Japanese:
マユグロアホウドリ
Lithuanian:
siauraakis albatrosas
Dutch:
Wenkbrauwalbatros
Norwegian:
Svartbrynalbatross
Polish:
albatros czarnobrewy
Portuguese:
albatroz-de-sobrancelha
Portuguese (Brazil):
albatroz-de-sobrancelha
Portuguese (Portugal):
albatroz-de-sobrancelha
Russian:
Чернобровый альбатрос
Slovak:
albatros čiernobrvý
Serbian:
Crnokrili albatros
Swedish:
svartbrynad albatross
Ukrainian:
Альбатрос чорнобровий
Chinese:
黑眉信天翁
Chinese (Traditional):
黑眉信天翁
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophrys) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophrys) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophrys) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophrys) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophrys) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophrys) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophrys) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophrys) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophrys) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophrys) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Black-browed Albatross (Black-browed) ( Thalassarche melanophris melanophris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Black-browed Albatross (Black-browed) ( Thalassarche melanophris melanophris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Black-browed Albatross (Black-browed) ( Thalassarche melanophris melanophris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Black-browed Albatross (Black-browed) ( Thalassarche melanophris melanophris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Black-browed Albatross (Black-browed) ( Thalassarche melanophris melanophris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Black-browed Albatross (Black-browed) ( Thalassarche melanophris melanophris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Black-browed Albatross (Black-browed) ( Thalassarche melanophris melanophris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Black-browed Albatross (Black-browed) ( Thalassarche melanophris melanophris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Black-browed Albatross (Black-browed) ( Thalassarche melanophris melanophris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Black-browed Albatross (Black-browed) ( Thalassarche melanophris melanophris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Black-browed Albatross (Black-browed) ( Thalassarche melanophris melanophris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Black-browed Albatross (Black-browed) ( Thalassarche melanophris melanophris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Black-browed Albatross (Black-browed) ( Thalassarche melanophris melanophris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Diomedea melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Thalassarche melanophrys melanophrys [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Thalassarche melanophrys melanophrys [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Thalassarche melanophrys melanophrys [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Thalassarche melanophrys melanophrys [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Thalassarche melanophrys melanophrys [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Thalassarche melanophrys melanophrys [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Thalassarche melanophrys melanophrys [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Thalassarche melanophrys melanophrys [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Thalassarche melanophrys melanophrys [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Diomedea melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Diomedea melanophrys melanophrys [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Black-browed Albatross ( Thalassarche melanophris) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Thalassarche melanophris melanophris [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Thalassarche melanophris [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Thalassarche [melanophris or impavida]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Swartrugalbatros, Swartrugalbatros (-malmok) (melanophris), Swartrugmalmok, Swartrugmalmok (Swartrugalbatros)
Asturian: Albatros esgoyeráu (melanophris)
Azerbaijani: qaraqaş albatros
Belarusian: Чарнабровы альбатрос
Bulgarian: Черновежд албатрос, Черновежд албатрос (ssp. melanophris)
Bengali: কারাভ্রু িঅরফাট্র
Bengali (transliteration): kālābhru ālabāṭrasa*
Breton: Albatroz abrantek
Catalan: Albatros cellanegre, Albatros cellanegre (melanophris)
Czech: albatros černobrvý, albatros černobrvý (ssp. melanophris)
Welsh: Albatros aelddu
Danish: Sortbrynet Albatros, Sortbrynet Albatros (Sortbrynet)
German: Mollymauk, Schwarzbrauenalbatros, Schwarzbrauenalbatros (melanophris), Schwarzbrauenalbatroß, Schwarzbrauenalbatross (melanophris)
Greek: Μαυρόφρυδo άλμπατρoς, Μελανόφρυδο Άλμπατρος (melanophris)
English: Black-browed Albat, Blackbrowed Albatross, Black-browed Albatross, Black-browed Albatross (Black-browed), Black-browed Mollymawk, Common Black-browe
English, HBW: Black-browed Albatross
English (IOC): Black-browed Albatross
English (Kenya): Black-browed Albatross
English (New Zealand): Black-browed Mollymawk, Black-browed/Campbell Mollymawk
English (United States): Black-browed Albatross (Black-browed)
Esperanto: Nigrabrova albatroso
Spanish: Albatros Ceja Negra, Albatros de ceja negra, Albatros Ojeroso, Albatros Ojeroso (melanophris)
Spanish (Argentine): Albatros ceja negra, Albatros Ceja Negra (melanophris)
Spanish (Chile): Albatros de ceja negra, Albatros de ceja negra (melanophris)
Spanish (Colombia): Albatros ceja negra
Spanish (Ecuador): Albatros Ojeroso (melanophris)
Spanish (Spain): Albatros Ojeroso, Albatros Ojeroso (melanophris)
Spanish (HBW): Albatros ojeroso (melanophris)
Spanish (Peru): Albatros de Ceja Negra, Albatros de Ceja Negra (melanophris)
Spanish (Uruguay): Albatros Ceja Negra, Albatros Ceja Negra (Subesp. melanophris)
Estonian: mustkulm-albatross
Basque: Albatros bekaindun, Albatros bekainduna (melanophris), Albatros cellanegre
Finnish: Mustakulma-albatro, Mustakulma-albatrossi, mustakulma-albatrossi (melanophris)
Faroese: Súlukongur, Súlukongur (melanophris)
French: Albatros à sourcils noirs, Albatros à sourcils noirs (melanophris), Albatros à sourcils noirs (nominal)
Frisian: Swartbraualbatros
Irish: Alabatras dúmhalach, Albatras Dú-Mhalach
Galician: Albatros olleirudo, Albatros olleirudo (melanophris)
Manx: Rouailtagh ny faarkaghyn
Hebrew: אלבטרוס שחור־גבות, אלבטרוס שחור-גבות, אלבטרוס שחור-גבות (שחור-גבות)
Croatian: žutokljuni albatros
Hungarian: dolmányos albatrosz, Dolmányos albatrosz (Dolmányos)
Icelandic: Svaltrosi, Svaltrosi (melanophris)
Italian: Albatro dai sopraccigli neri, Albatro sopracciglineri (melanophris), Albatros sopracciglineri
Japanese (romaji): mayu-guro ahō-dori, mayuguroahoudori, mayuguroahoudori (melanophris)
Japanese: マユグロアホウドリ, マユグロアホウドリ (melanophris), マユグロアホウドリ（melanophris）
Japanese (Kanji): 眉黒信天翁, 眉黒阿房鳥
Kara-Kalpak: қара қаслы альбатрос
Kazakh: қарақас альбатрос
Greenlandic: Naajarluusarsuaq
Kirghiz: кара каш альбатрос
Scientific: Diomedea melanophris, Diomedea melanophris melanophris, Diomedea melanophrys melanophrys, Thalassarche melanophris, Thalassarche melanophris melanophris, Thalassarche melanophris richmondi, Thalassarche melanophrys, Thalassarche melanophrys melanophrys
Lithuanian: Juodakaktis albatrosas, siauraakis albatrosas, Šiauraakis albatrosas, Siauraakis albatrosas (melanophris)
Latvian: melnaču albatross
Maori: Toroa
Macedonian: Црночелен албатрос
Dutch: Wenkbrauwalbatros, Wenkbrauwalbatros (melanophris)
Norwegian: Svartbrynalbatross, svartbrynalbatross (melanophris)
Polish: albatros czarnobrewy, albatros czarnobrewy (melanophris)
Pinyin: hēi-méi xìntiānwēng
Portuguese: albatroz-de-sobrancelha, Albatroz-olheirudo
Portuguese (Brazil): Albatroz-de-sobrancelha, albatroz-de-sobrancelha (melanophris)
Portuguese (Portugal): Albatroz-de-sobrancelha, Albatroz-de-sobrancelha (melanophris)
Rhaeto-Romance: Albatros da las tscheglias nairas
Romanian: Albatros cu sprâncene negre
Russian: Чернобровый альбатрос, Чернобровый альбатрос (melanophris)
Northern Sami: Čáhppesgulbmealbatrossa
Slovak: Albatros čiernobrvý, albatros čiernobrvý (skup.)
Slovenian: falklandski albatros, Falklandski albatros (melanophris)
Albanian: Albatrosi vetullzi
Serbian: Crnokrili albatros
Swedish: Svartbrynad albatross
Turkish: kara kaşlı albatros, Kara kaşlı albatros (melanophris)
Ukrainian: Альбатрос чорнобровий
Vietnamese: Chim Hải âu mày đen
Chinese: 黑眉信天翁
Chinese (Traditional): 黑眉信天翁
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