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Wandering Albatross
Order Ciconiiformes
Family Procellariidae
Scientific name Diomedea exulans
English name Wandering Albatross
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Status in Vanuatu Vagrant species
Recent records 0
Contributions 0 Images, 0 Recordings.
Great albatrosses (Diomedea species) are rare vagrants above latitude 20 degrees south (Bregulla, 1992). IUCN Red List Category: VULNERABLE as it is estimated to be declining at more than 30% over three generations, mainly due to longline fishing (BirdLife, 2004b). References.
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