Tristan albatross
| Tristan albatross | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Diomedeidae |
| Genus: | Diomedea |
| Species: | D. dabbenena |
| Binomial name | |
| Diomedea dabbenena Mathews, 1929 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Diomedea exulans dabbenena Mathews, 1929 | |
The Tristan albatross (Diomedea dabbenena) is a large seabird from the albatross family. One of the great albatrosses of the genus Diomedea, it was only widely recognised as a full species in 1998.