albatross

large seabirds allied to the procellariids, storm-petrels and diving-petrels in the order Procellariiformes
Taxon taxon Q55805
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albatross

Summary

albatross is a taxon[1]. albatross ranks in the top 0.13% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,145 views/month, #246 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • albatross's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • albatross is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • albatross belongs to the parent taxon Procellariiformes[5].
  • albatross's scientific name is Diomedeidae[6].
  • albatross's Commons category is recorded as Diomedeidae[7].
  • albatross's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Diomedeidae[8].
  • albatross's Commons gallery is recorded as Diomedeidae[9].
  • albatross's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[10].
  • albatross's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[11].
  • albatross's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12].
  • albatross's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • albatross's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • albatross's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[15].
  • albatross's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[16].
  • albatross's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[17].
  • albatross's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[18].
  • albatross is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'albatrosy'}[19].
  • albatross is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'albatrosowate'}[20].
  • albatross is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'albatrossfamilien'}[21].
  • albatross is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'albatrosi'}[22].
  • albatross's different from is recorded as Albatros[23].
  • albatross's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].
  • albatross's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[25].

Body

Classification

albatross's scientific name is Diomedeidae[6]. albatross is classified at the rank of family[4]. albatross is classified within Procellariiformes[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'albatrosy'}[19], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'albatrosowate'}[20], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'albatrossfamilien'}[21], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'albatrosi'}[22].

Identifiers

albatross's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 67526[26]. albatross's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37067[27]. albatross's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8008[28]. albatross's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5238[29]. albatross's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174513[30].

Discovery and Description

Things named for albatross include French destroyer Albatros[31], a destroyer[32] and Albatros[33], a patrol vessel[34].

Why It Matters

albatross ranks in the top 0.13% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,145 views/month, #246 of 195,241).[2] albatross has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] albatross is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for albatross include French destroyer Albatros[31], a destroyer[32] and Albatros[33], a patrol vessel[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [27] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . encyklopedia.pwn.pl. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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