Royal Albatross

Royal Albatross

Diomedea epomophora

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Fiordland National Park

Closest Relatives at Fiordland National Park

Antipodean Albatross
EN

Antipodean Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diomedea antipodensis

<5% · Rare
Northern Royal Albatross
EN Endemic

Northern Royal Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diomedea sanfordi

<5% · Rare
Wandering Albatross
VU

Wandering Albatross

Bird

Diomedea exulans

Insufficient data
Shy Mollymawk
NT

Shy Mollymawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalassarche cauta

0–10% · With luck
Buller's Mollymawk
NT

Buller's Mollymawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalassarche bulleri

<5% · Rare
Light-mantled Albatross
NT

Light-mantled Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoebetria palpebrata

Insufficient data
Salvin's Albatross
VU

Salvin's Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalassarche salvini

<5% · Rare
Black-browed Albatross
LC

Black-browed Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalassarche melanophris

<5% · Rare
Gray-headed Albatross
EN

Gray-headed Albatross

Bird

Thalassarche chrysostoma

Insufficient data
Sooty Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus griseus

10–20% · With luck
Southern Fulmar
LC

Southern Fulmar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulmarus glacialoides

Insufficient data
Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus tenuirostris

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
2 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
3 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Royal Albatross in Fiordland National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Royal Albatross sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Royal Albatross in Fiordland National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Royal Albatross in Fiordland National Park in our monthly data.

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