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Thalassarche steadi

White-capped Albatross


Thalassarche steadi

Falla, 1933
Albatros Corona Blanca
Albatroz-arisco
Family: Diomedeidae
Order: Procellariiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Other common names: Albatros Corona Blanca ( De Nueva Zelanda ).




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Records from Plataforma Continental

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Near Threatened


Description


Consider that records from field observations (except for specimens found dead) can be either Thalassarche cauta or T. steadi, as they are practically indistinguishable in field observations except for some adults of T. cauta. For more information, see Savigny and Carbajal (2015).

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Photography ID: 256565
  Juvenile
Plataforma Continental
Maldonado
Uruguay
02/14/2018
Christian Savigny



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
71887014/02/2018UruguayMaldonadoFrente a Bahia Samborombón (arg), al S de Pta. del Este, Plataforma ContinentalChristian Savigny
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Related bibliography


Artículo Savigny C. y M. Carbajal. 2015. El Albatros Corona Blanca (Thalassarche steadi) (Falla, 1933) en la república Argentina. Primer registro confirmado por espécimen y notas sobre su distribución e identificación en el campo. Nótulas Faunísticas (Segunda Serie), 180.



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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. White-capped Albatross (Thalassarche steadi) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/09/2026.