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Historical bird plate: Short-tailed Albatross

Mathews · 1910-1927

Short-tailed Albatross

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Diomedea Linnaeus & Phoebastria albatrus

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Beyond the reference collection

The bird lies beyond the geographic scope of the original reference collection. Its historical identification can still be compared with current taxonomy and is retained here as part of the illustrated work.

Name recorded with the platePhoebastria albatrusShort-tailed Albatros
Name used todayPhoebastria albatrusShort-tailed Albatross

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The artwork depicts a bird beyond the geographic scope of the original reference collection, but its identification can still be followed through current taxonomy.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 2
Plate
34
Creator
Gregory M. Mathews; plates by J. G. Keulemans, Henrik Grönvold, H. Goodchild, G. E. Lodge and Roland Green
Holding institution
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.