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Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Diomedeidae

Genus: Phoebastria

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Phoebastria albatrus
[Short-tailed albatross]

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Phoebastria immutabilis
[Laysan albatross]

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Max. Length 93 cm TL

Phoebastria irrorata
[Waved albatross]

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Phoebastria nigripes
[Black-footed albatross]

Scientific Name Phoebastria albatrus Phoebastria immutabilis Phoebastria irrorata Phoebastria nigripes	English Name Black-footed albatross Laysan albatross Short-tailed albatross Waved albatross	Distribution Eastern Pacific. Pacific Ocean. Pacific Ocean and Northwe Pacific Ocean and Western	Max. Length 81 TL 93 TL 94 TL	Year 1769 1839 1883 1893

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