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Species profile—Thalassarche cauta (shy albatross)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Diomedeidae (albatrosses) → Thalassarche cauta (shy albatross)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Diomedeidae (albatrosses)
Scientific name
Thalassarche cauta Gould, 1841
Common name
shy albatross
WildNet taxon ID
1251
Synonym(s)
Diomedea cauta
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Endangered
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Vulnerable
Back on Track (BoT) status
Medium
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

Other resources

Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT)
Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1251

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
7 September 2021
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