Waved Albatross vs White-cheeked Pintail

Phoebastria irrorata compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

• Waved Albatross is Critically Endangered while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Waved Albatross	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Procellariiformes (Procellariiformes)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Diomedeidae	Anatidae
Genus	Phoebastria	Anas
Species	Phoebastria irrorata	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Waved Albatross and White-cheeked Pintail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Waved Albatross

CR — Critically Endangered

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Waved Albatross	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Waved Albatross

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway