Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Procellariiformes |
| Family | Albatrosses (Diomedeidae) |
| Species | Phoebastria irrorata |
| Codes | wavalb, WAVA, WAAL |
Identification
The Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) 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.
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Related Species in Albatrosses
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Quick Facts
Scientific Name: Phoebastria irrorata
Family: Albatrosses
Order: Procellariiformes
eBird Code: wavalb