2,923 observationsNear Threatened
Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Procellariiformes ›Family: Diomedeidae ›Genus: Phoebastria
About
The Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) is a large seabird that ranges across the North Pacific. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are home to 99.7% of the population. This small (for its family) gull-like albatross is the second most common seabird in the Hawaiian Islands, with an estimated population of 2.5 million birds, and is currently expanding (or possibly re-expanding) its range to new islands. The Laysan albatross was first described as Diomedea immutabilis by Lionel Walter Rothschild,...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Laysan Albatross is Phoebastria immutabilis.
- Laysan Albatross belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Laysan Albatross belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Laysan Albatross belongs to the class Aves.
- Laysan Albatross belongs to the order Procellariiformes.
- Laysan Albatross belongs to the family Diomedeidae.
- Laysan Albatross belongs to the genus Phoebastria.