Waved albatross
| Waved albatross | |
|---|---|
| Mated pair on Española Island, Ecuador | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Diomedeidae |
| Genus: | Phoebastria |
| Species: | P. irrorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Phoebastria irrorata (Salvin, 1883) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Diomedea irrorata | |
The waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata), also known as Galapagos albatross, is one of three species of the family Diomedeidae that occur in the tropics. When they forage, they follow a straight path to a single site off the coast of Peru, about 1,000 km (620 mi) to the east. During the non-breeding season, these birds reside primarily on the Ecuadorian and Peruvian coasts.