Diomedea nigripes waa magaca sayniska ee Albatross-madow, kaas oo ah shimbir badeed weyn oo ka tirsan qoyska Diomedeidae. Magaca "Diomedea" waxa uu ka yimid dabeecadda khuraafaadka Giriigga ee Diomedes, kaas oo la sheegay in loo beddelay shimbir kadib dhimashadiisa. "Nigripes" waxaa loola jeedaa "cag madow" oo Laatiinka ah, taas oo loola jeedo cagaha madow ee gaarka ah ee shimbiraha.
