albatross
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Summary
albatross is a taxon[1]. albatross ranks in the top 0.13% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,510 views/month, #246 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: family[3]
- Parent taxon: Procellariiformes[4]
- Taxon name: Diomedeidae[5]
- Commons category: Diomedeidae[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Diomedeidae[7]
- Commons gallery: Diomedeidae[8]
- Code of nomenclature: International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[9]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[10], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], The Encyclopedia Americana[14], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[15], New International Encyclopedia[16], The New Student's Reference Work[17]
- Taxon common name: albatrosy[18], albatrosowate[19], albatrossfamilien[20], albatrosi[21]
- Different from: Albatros[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
- Taxon range: Brazil[24]
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Identifiers
albatross's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 67526[25]. albatross's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37067[26]. albatross's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8008[27]. albatross's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5238[28]. albatross's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174513[29].
Discovery and Description
Things named for albatross include French destroyer Albatros[30], a destroyer[31] and Albatros[32], a patrol vessel[33].
Why It Matters
albatross has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] albatross is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for albatross include French destroyer Albatros[30], a destroyer[31] and Albatros[32], a patrol vessel[33].