albatross splits

[(John Leonard)]

John Penhallurick wrote:

Have the awful implications of the move from 14 to 24 species of Albatrosses
sunk in yet for you listers out there?  Do you know what races/forms of
Wandering Albatross you have seen?  My expectation is that there will a
sudden renewal of interest in seabird trips from some of the old hands,
including myself!

That goes for land birds too, now that splitting is back in fashion.
Everyone better make sure that their sub-species lists are well documented!




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John Leonard (Dr),
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