Diomedea gibsoni (Gibson's Albatross)

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Common Names in Dutch:

Gibsons Albatros

Common Names in English:

Gibson's Albatross

Common Names in French:

Albatros De Gibson

Common Names in Latin:

Diomedea exulans gibsoni

Common Names in Maori:

Toroa

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758
        Subclass: Avialae () - Gauthier, 1986
        Infraclass: Aves () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
        Cohort: Neognathae () - Pycraft, 1900
        Superorder: Procellariimorphae () - Fürbringer, 1888
        Order: Procellariiformes () - (Fürbringer, 1888)
        Suborder: Procellarae () - Gadow, 1893
        Superfamily: Procellarioidea () - Fürbringer, 1888
        Family: Diomedeidae () - G.R. Gray, 1840
        Genus: Diomedea () - C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Specific name: gibsoni
        Scientific name: - Diomedea gibsoni

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.