Black-browed Albatross
Black-browed Albatross
Here the details of the Black-browed Albatross named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Diomedea melanophris Pl.Col. livr.77 pl.456,text
Taxonomy: Procellariiformes / Diomedeidae / Thalassarche
Taxonomy Code: bkbalb
Type Locality: Cape of Good Hope.
Author: Temminck
Publish Year: 1828
IUCN Status:
DEFINITIONS
THALASSARCHE
(Diomedeidae; Ϯ Black-browed Albatross T. melanophris) Gr. θαλασσα thalassa, θαλασσης thalassēs sea; αρχη arkhē power, command < αρχω arkhō to govern; "Genera et Species typicæ. ... c. *Thalassarche Rchb. melanophrys (Diomed. — T.) Rchb. Ic. Av. t. 26. ic. 346 et t. 28. ic. 797—798. t. 27. ic. 2614—15 et t. 28. ic. 796. t.29. ic. 799—800." (Reichenbach 1853); "Thalassarche Reichenbach, Av. Syst. Nat., p. v, "1852" (= 1853)—type, by monotypy [= by original designation], Diomedea melanophris Temminck." (Hellmayr & Conover 1948, XIII, 41).
Var. Thalassiarche.
Synon. Diomedella, Nealbatrus, Thalassogeron.
melanophris / melanophrys
Gr. μελανοφρυς melanophrus, μελανοφρυος melanophruos black-browed, beetle-browed < μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; οφρυς ophrus, οφρυος ophruos eyebrow, brow.
SUBSPECIES
Black-browed Albatross (Black-browed)
SCI Name: Thalassarche melanophris melanophris
melanophris / melanophrys
Gr. μελανοφρυς melanophrus, μελανοφρυος melanophruos black-browed, beetle-browed < μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; οφρυς ophrus, οφρυος ophruos eyebrow, brow.
Black-browed Albatross (Campbell)
SCI Name: Thalassarche melanophris impavida
impavida / impavidus
L. impavidus fearless, undaunted < in- not; pavidus fearful < pavere to panic.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)