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The Laysan albatross, scientifically named *Phoebastria immutabilis*, is a species of bird within the family Diomedeidae. It belongs to the order Procellariiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon is classified under the parent group North Pacific albatross and holds an accepted status in biological records. Its scientific authority is listed as Rothschild, 1893.
This marine species has a wingspan of 205. According to the IUCN Red List assessment from 2018, the Laysan albatross is categorized as Near Threatened. The organism is also referred to by the common names Laysanalbatros and Albatros de Laysan.
Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Laysan Albatross is referenced by 101 other articles, and connects out to Galliformes, bird and International Union for Conservation of Nature.
It is catalogued under topics including Birds described in 1893, Birds of Hawaii and Birds of the Pacific Ocean.
Its subject is documented across 37 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Near ThreatenedLaysan albatross
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderProcellariiformes
- FamilyDiomedeidae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- North Pacific albatross
- Image
- Laysan dances.JPG
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- Commons category
- Phoebastria immutabilis
- taxon name
- Phoebastria immutabilis
- Commons gallery
- Phoebastria immutabilis
- taxon common name
- albatroz-de-laysan
- wingspan
- 205
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Encyclopedic overview
The Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) is a large seabird that ranges across the North Pacific. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are home to 99.7% of the population. This small (for its family) gull-like albatross is the second-most common seabird in the Hawaiian Islands, with an estimated population of 1.18 million birds, and is currently expanding (or possibly re-expanding) its range to new islands. The Laysan albatross was first described as Diomedea immutabilis by Lionel Walter Rothschild, in 1893, on the basis of a specimen from Laysan Island.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Laysan Albatross” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.