Indian yellow-nosed albatross

(Thalassarche carteri)

Description

The Indian yellow-nosed albatross (Thalassarche carteri) is a member of the albatross family,and is the smallest of the mollymawks.In 2004,BirdLife International split this species from the Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross;however Clements has not split it yet,and the SACC has not either,but recognises the need for a proposal

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Procellariiformes
Family:Diomedeidae
Genus:Thalassarche
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