12-22-2016

Phoebastria (=Diomedea) albatrus

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Detailed information

Full Name: Short-Tailed albatross (Phoebastria (=diomedea) albatrus)

Where found: Wherever found

Critical Habitat:N/A

Species Group:Birds

Current listing status

Status	Date Listed	Lead Region	Where Listed
Endangered	06/02/1970	Alaska Region (Region 7)	Wherever found

States/US Territories in which the Short-Tailed albatross, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Alaska , California , Hawaii , Oregon , Washington
US Counties in which the Short-Tailed albatross, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
USFWS Refuges in which the Short-Tailed albatross, Wherever found is known to occur: Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Countries in which the the Short-Tailed albatross, Wherever found is known to occur: Japan, Russia, Taiwan
Additional species information

Federal register documents

Date	Citation Page	Title
05/05/2014	79 FR 25613 25614	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of a 5-Year Status Review of the Short-Tailed Albatross
05/20/2009	74 FR 23739 23741	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Short-Tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus): Initiation of 5-Year Status Review; Availability of Final Recovery Plan
10/27/2005	70 FR 61988 61989	Draft Recovery Plan for the Short-Tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus): Notice of document availability for review and comment.
10/30/2001	66 FR 54808 54832	ETWP; Review of Plant and Animal Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened,Annual Notice of Findings on Recycled Petitions, and Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
07/31/2000	65 FR 46643 46654	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule To List the Short-Tailed Albatross as Endangered in the United States
10/25/1999	64 FR 57535 57547	Review of Plant and Animal Taxa That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Recycled Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
11/02/1998	63 FR 58692 58701	ETWP; Proposed Rule To List the Short-Tailed Albatross as Endangered in the United States
09/19/1997	62 FR 49398 49397	Review of Plant and Animal Taxa
07/25/1980	45 FR 49844 49847	ETWP; Proposed Endangered Status for U.S. Populations of Five Species
06/02/1970	35 FR 8491 8498	Part 17 - Conservation of Endangered Species and Other Fish or Wildlife (First List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife as Appendix A)

Recovery

No critical habitat rules have been published for the Short-Tailed albatross.

Date	Title	Plan Action Status	Plan Status
09/17/2008	Short-Tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) Final Recovery Plan	View Implementation Progress	Final

Date	Title	Plan Action Status	Plan Status
09/17/2008	Short-Tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) Final Recovery Plan	View Implementation Progress	Final

Date	Citation Page	Title	Document Type
05/05/2014	79 FR 25613 25614	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of a 5-Year Status Review of the Short-Tailed Albatross	Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
05/20/2009	74 FR 23739 23741	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Short-Tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus): Initiation of 5-Year Status Review; Availability of Final Recovery Plan	Notice 5-year Review, Initiation Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
10/27/2005	70 FR 61988 61989	Draft Recovery Plan for the Short-Tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus): Notice of document availability for review and comment.	Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability