Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Diomedeidae .
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Examples
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Non-endemic threatened birds include the waved albatross Phoebastria irrorata (VU) and Markham's storm-petrel Oceanodroma markhami.
Galápagos National Park & Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve, Ecuador 2009
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(Phoebastria immutabilis) population, a team of researchers led by the University of Hawaii reported in October 2009.
Scientific American 2010
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Meanwhile on the West Coast of the USA, where bycatch of Endangered Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes in the sablefish fishery is a primary concern, fishermen are voluntarily taking measures to stop the accidental killing of seabirds by longline fishing boats.
YubaNet.com 2009
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Phoebastria albatrus) on Bermuda by Pleistocene sea-level rise.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Matthew C. Brandley et al. 2010
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About 2,700 short-tailed albatrosses (Phoebastria albatrus
Scientific American 2010
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