Northern Royal Albatross
Diomedea sanfordi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyDiomedeidae (Albatrosses)
- GenusDiomedea (Great Albatrosses)
- SpeciesDiomedea sanfordi (Northern Royal Albatross)
Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park
Royal Albatross
Diomedea epomophora
Shy Mollymawk
Thalassarche cauta
Buller's Mollymawk
Thalassarche bulleri
Salvin's Albatross
Thalassarche salvini
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Common Diving-Petrel
Pelecanoides urinatrix
Antarctic Petrel
Thalassoica antarctica
Cape Petrel
Daption capense
Northern Giant Petrel
Macronectes halli
Mottled Petrel
Pterodroma inexpectata
Cook's Petrel
Pterodroma cookii
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Northern Royal Albatross at Rakiura National Park — 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 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |