WoRMS taxon details
Diomedea exulans Linnaeus, 1758
212583 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212583)
accepted
Species
Diomedea exulans exulans Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation
- Subspecies Diomedea exulans amsterdamensis Roux, Jouventin, Mougin, Stahl & Weimerskirch, 1983 accepted as Diomedea amsterdamensis Roux, Jouventin, Mougin, Stahl & Weimerskirch, 1983
- Subspecies Diomedea exulans chionoptera Salvin, 1896 accepted as Diomedea dabbenena Mathews, 1929 (synonym)
- Subspecies Diomedea exulans dabbenena Mathews, 1929 accepted as Diomedea dabbenena Mathews, 1929
- Subspecies Diomedea exulans antipodensis Robertson & Warham, 1992 represented as Diomedea antipodensis Robertson & Warham, 1992
- Subspecies Diomedea exulans exulans Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Diomedea exulans Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies Diomedea exulans gibsoni Robertson & Warham, 1992 represented as Diomedea gibsoni Robertson & Warham, 1992
marine, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Length: 120-130 cm; wingspan: 272-328 cm. Colour: Adult: This plumage attained in a minimum of five years. Mostly white...
Description Length: 120-130 cm; wingspan: 272-328 cm. Colour: Adult: This plumage attained in a minimum of five years. Mostly white with black primaries and black trailing edge to secondaries. Subadult: blacker above particularly on the upper wing which is mostly black. Immature: Dark brown with white on face and underwing, but retains the dark trailing edge to the wing. The bird whitens with age. Bill large and pale pink with a yellow tip. Feet pink to mauve. Habitat: Open ocean. <388><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2026). Diomedea exulans Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212583 on 2026-09-01
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1998-06-25 12:17:44Z
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Depew, Lorna
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Diomedea exulans exulans Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
[request]original description (of Diomedea exulans exulans Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Other
additional source
King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Phillips, L.M., R.I. Leihy & S.L. Chown. (2022). Improving species‐based area protection in Antarctica. <em>Conservation Biology.</em> 36(4): e13885.Aug 2022., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13885 [details]
additional source Phillips, L.M., R.I. Leihy & S.L. Chown. (2022). Improving species‐based area protection in Antarctica. <em>Conservation Biology.</em> 36(4): e13885.Aug 2022., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13885 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Breeding Category Visitor [details]Description Length: 120-130 cm; wingspan: 272-328 cm. Colour: Adult: This plumage attained in a minimum of five years. Mostly white with black primaries and black trailing edge to secondaries. Subadult: blacker above particularly on the upper wing which is mostly black. Immature: Dark brown with white on face and underwing, but retains the dark trailing edge to the wing. The bird whitens with age. Bill large and pale pink with a yellow tip. Feet pink to mauve. Habitat: Open ocean. <388><391><393> [details]
IUCN Red List Category Vulnerable [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | reuzenalbatros | [details] |
| English | wandering albatross | [details] |
| French | albatros hurleur | [details] |
| German | Wanderalbatros | [details] |
| Hebrew | אלבטרוס | [details] |
| Lithuanian | paprastasis albatrosas | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Περιπλανόμενο άλμπατρος | [details] |
| Polish | albatros wędrowny | [details] |
| Slovenian | klateški albatros | [details] |
| Spanish | albatros errante | [details] |
| Turkish | gezgin albatros | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Мандрівний альбатросАльбатрос мандрівний | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (785 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Diomedea exulans exulans Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diomedea exulans)
To GenBank (4858 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (usnm 488376 - diomedia exulans pygostyle)
To NMNH Extant Collection (usnm 559552 - diomedia exulans pygostyle)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (785 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Diomedea exulans exulans Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diomedea exulans)
To GenBank (4858 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (usnm 488376 - diomedia exulans pygostyle)
To NMNH Extant Collection (usnm 559552 - diomedia exulans pygostyle)
To ITIS
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