Diomedea amsterdamensis Roux et al. 1983 (Amsterdam albatross)

Aves - Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae

Alternative combination: Diomedea exulans amsterdamensis

Belongs to Diomedea according to D. Rains et al. 2011

See also Clements et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Diomedea epomophora, Diomedea exulans, Diomedea milleri, Diomedea nigripes, Diomedea rumana, Diomedea thyridata

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Amsterdam Island (Quaternary of French Southern Territories)

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