Waved Albatross

Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands

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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	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
2	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
3	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Waved Albatross in Galápagos Islands?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Waved Albatross sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 767 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Waved Albatross in Galápagos Islands?

July has the highest sighting rate for Waved Albatross in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.