Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
Waved Albatross (Diomedea irrorata) - HBW 1, p. 212
French: Albatros des Galapagos
German: Galapagosalbatros
Spanish: Albatros de las Galápagos
Other common names: Galapagos Albatross
Taxonomy: Diomedea irrorata Salvin, 1883, Callao Bay, Peru.
Possibly one of earliest forms to differentiate. Scientific name D. leptorhyncha officially suppressed. Monotypic.
Distribution: Española (Hood) I, Galapagos, and La Plata I, off Ecuador.
- Critically Endangered Enlarge map
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Several views at colony Locality Española, Galapagos Islands
Pascal Vagner 16 May 2012 23 weeks ago 1 min 28 sec 4.9 -
A downy chick walking and then resting near a sitting adult Locality Española, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Anna Motis 24 August 2005 5 years ago 31 sec 4.8 -
A pair in mutual display, one viewed from the front and the other from the rear Locality Punta Suarez, Española, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 2 October 2004 7 weeks ago 53 sec 4.7 -
A well grown chick on its nest, including some head only views Locality Punta Suarez, Española, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 2 October 2004 7 weeks ago 51 sec 4.7 -
A pair displaying Locality Española, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Anna Motis 24 August 2005 5 years ago 45 sec 4.6 -
An adult sitting in its nest, arranging it Locality Española, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Anna Motis 24 August 2005 5 years ago 26 sec 4.6
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Such a beautiful bird.
Locality Lima City, Peru (Monotypic species)
Cock Reijnders 25 September 2010 2 years ago 4.6 -
Ringed bird (3514?). Seen during pelagic to the Humboldt Current.
Locality Lima City, Peru (Monotypic species)
Cock Reijnders 25 September 2010 2 years ago 4.5 -
Display just before leaving the island
Locality Española, Galapagos Islands
Marc FASOL 15 December 2000 25 weeks ago 4.2 -
Take-off. Off-shore in a group of 15 birds
Locality Callao Province, Peru
auf 3 August 2008 3 years ago 4.1 -
Waved Albatross portrait - Nesting Female
Locality Española, Galapagos Islands
Paul Wallis 1 May 2010 19 weeks ago 4 -
A chick in the nest, still wearing down feathers
Locality Isla de la Plata, Manabí Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Santiago Imberti 30 October 2006 1 year ago 4
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Variety of sounds from approx. 12 individuals at a nesting colony, including contact calls, a long squeal apparently related to Locality Española, Galapagos Islands
(Monotypic species)
Scott Olmstead 27 July 2008 3 years ago 4
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