They also have a unique palate with seven to nine bony plates. One of the great albatrosses of the genus Diomedea, it was only distinguished as a subspecies of the wandering albatross in 1992 and recognised by some authorities as a full species in 1998.
These birds have a unique palate with seven to nine bony plates. One of the great albatrosses within the Diomedea genus, it was only classified as a subspecies of the wandering albatross in 1992 and some experts consider it a full species since 1998.