Royal Albatross

Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park

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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	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 Rakiura National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Royal Albatross sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

June has the highest sighting rate for Royal Albatross in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.