Home › Species › Albatrosses › Gray-headed Albatross

Gray-headed Albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma
Family
Albatrosses
Order
Procellariiformes
Codes
gyhalb, GHAL, GHMO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderProcellariiformes
FamilyAlbatrosses (Diomedeidae)
SpeciesThalassarche chrysostoma
Codesgyhalb, GHAL, GHMO
Identification

The Gray-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) is a member of the Albatrosses family within the order Procellariiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code gyhalb when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Albatrosses
Northern Royal Albatross
Diomedea sanfordi
Southern Royal Albatross
Diomedea epomophora
Snowy Albatross
Diomedea exulans
Tristan Albatross
Diomedea dabbenena
Antipodean Albatross
Diomedea antipodensis
Amsterdam Albatross
Diomedea amsterdamensis
Gray-headed Albatross photo
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

Spotted this bird?

Log your sighting on eBird to contribute to bird science!

Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Thalassarche chrysostoma

Family: Albatrosses

Order: Procellariiformes

eBird Code: gyhalb