Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross

The Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche carteri) in the albatross family, and is the smallest of the mollymawks. In 2004, BirdLife International split this species from the Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross; however Clements has not split it yet, and the SACC has not either, but recognizes the need for a proposal.

Read more about Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross:  Taxonomy, Description, Range and Habitat, Conservation, Etymology

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