Black-footed Albatross
Phoebastria nigripes
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyDiomedeidae (Albatrosses)
- GenusPhoebastria (North Pacific Albatrosses)
- SpeciesPhoebastria nigripes (Black-footed Albatross)
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis
Black-vented Shearwater
Puffinus opisthomelas
Cook's Petrel
Pterodroma cookii
Pink-footed Shearwater
Puffinus creatopus
Halocyptena microsoma
Oceanodroma microsoma
Leach's Petrel
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Black Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates melania
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma tethys
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black-footed Albatross at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |