Indian yellow-nosed albatross
| Indian yellow-nosed albatross | |
|---|---|
| Off the south-east coast of Tasmania | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Diomedeidae |
| Genus: | Thalassarche |
| Species: | T. carteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Thalassarche carteri (Rothschild, 1903) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Thalassarche chlororhynchos carteri | |
The Indian yellow-nosed albatross (Thalassarche carteri) is a member of 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 recognises the need for a proposal.