Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and PetrelsDecember 19th, 2021
FiledDecember 19th, 2021Originally described as Diomedea nigripes (Audubon 1839), the American Ornithologist’s Union (AOU) temporarily placed the three North Pacific albatrosses in the subgenus Phoebastria [1,2]. Genetic analysis supported the former designation of the genus Phoebastria [3], a classification that was subsequently adopted by the AOU [4]. There are no recognized