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The first confirmed record of the White-capped Albatross Thalassarche steadi in Brazil

Caio J Carlos, Alice Pereira, Nicholas Daudt, Nuss Andressa, Mauríco Tavares

Abstract


On 13 November 2011, an immature female White-capped Albatross Thalassarche steadi (identified using discriminant functions and molecular techniques) was found alive on a beach in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. Its complete skeleton was prepared and deposited at Museu de Ciências Naturais da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Although there are previous records of “Shy-type Albatrosses” – which collectively includes both Shy Albatross T. cauta and T. steadi – in Brazil, this is the first record of a “Shy-type Albatross” identified to the species-level in the country. 


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