Yeah I thought it was confusing too a year or so ago when I got into it Chris,
but actually Albatross taxonomy consistent around the world - the Christidis
and Boles (and Birds Australia) list is the only one that differs as far as I
know. See the birdlife international checklist for all the details
(http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/info/taxonomy), but the there are 4 "Shy"
Albatrosses.
Shy (Thalassarche cauta) - Australian endemic, White-capped (Thalassarche
steadi) - NZ endemic, Salvin's (Thalassarche salvini) and Chatham (Thalassarche
eremita) - NZ endemic.
There are small morohological and chromatic differences between Shy and White
Cap's but they are very, very similar looking (I sure can't pick them).
Salvin's and Chatham are easily picked. All the field guides I've seen have
them all described.
Glenn
--- On Sun, 13/2/11, Chris Watson <> wrote:
From: Chris Watson <>
Subject: RFI: Shy Albatross taxonomy
To:
Received: Sunday, 13 February, 2011, 8:32 PM
I know taxonomy is in constant flux but does anyone know what I saw when I
was on a boat trip off South Bruny Island, Tasmania in January this year? It
was what I would call a Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta) but several
references disagree with me. I'm just having trouble working out which
authority to go by.
Can anyone fill me in with the excepted position on the taxonomy of these
birds as it stands?
Cheers,
Chris Watson
Alice Springs
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