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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 25 millas al E de la costa

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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Foto
Photography ID: 528829
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/27/2016
Ramon Moller Jensen
Foto
Photography ID: 304062
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/08/2018
Victor Hugo Michelini
Foto
Photography ID: 304061
  Juvenile
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/08/2018
Victor Hugo Michelini
Foto
Photography ID: 178291
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/27/2016
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 178279
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/27/2016
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 177898
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/27/2016
David Juszczuk
Foto
Photography ID: 177815
  Juvenile
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/27/2016
David Juszczuk
Foto
Photography ID: 177685
  Juvenile
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/27/2016
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 177684
  Juvenile
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/27/2016
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 177633
  Juvenile
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/27/2016
Ramon Moller Jensen
Foto
Photography ID: 177271
  Immature
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/27/2016
Santiago Juan Torres



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 Detail of places sorted by number of records







Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
85414108/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del PlataVictor Hugo Michelini
85163108/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del Plata2Adriana Bellotti
51840827/11/2016ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del PlataGonzalo Diaz
51239527/11/2016ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del PlataHéctor Bernardo Fernández
50967527/11/2016ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del PlataHéctor Schreiber
50899827/11/2016ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del PlataDavid Juszczuk
50846627/11/2016ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del PlataRamon Moller Jensen
50769327/11/2016ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del Plata4Jorge La Grotteria
50692227/11/2016ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del PlataSantiago Juan Torres
11709523/02/2014ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del PlataFabricio Gorleri
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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 25/09/2026.