Family

Albatrosses

Diomedeidae

16 species in our catalog · found in 28 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
FamilyDiomedeidae (Albatrosses)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Thalassarche cauta

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Thalassarche melanophris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phoebastria irrorata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Thalassarche bulleri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Thalassarche salvini

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Phoebetria palpebrata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Phoebastria albatrus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Diomedea epomophora

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Phoebastria immutabilis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Phoebastria nigripes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Thalassarche carteri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Diomedea antipodensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Diomedea sanfordi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Diomedea exulans

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Thalassarche chrysostoma

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Thalassarche chlororhynchos

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Albatrosses

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	6	~40%
	Shy Mollymawk			~40%
	Buller's Mollymawk			~10%
	Salvin's Albatross			~10%
	Royal Albatross			<5%
	Northern Royal Albatross			Insufficient data
	Black-browed Albatross			Insufficient data
2	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10	~20%
	Shy Mollymawk			~10%
	Buller's Mollymawk			<5%
	Light-mantled Albatross			Insufficient data
	Royal Albatross			<5%
	Salvin's Albatross			<5%
	Antipodean Albatross			<5%
	Northern Royal Albatross			<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
	Wandering Albatross			Insufficient data
	Gray-headed Albatross			Insufficient data
3	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~10%
	Black-browed Albatross			~10%
	Light-mantled Albatross			Insufficient data
4	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~10%
	Shy Mollymawk			Insufficient data
	Buller's Mollymawk			Insufficient data
5	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~10%
	Shy Mollymawk			~10%
	Buller's Mollymawk			Insufficient data
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			<5%
6	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Waved Albatross			~10%
7	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~10%
	Shy Mollymawk			~10%
	Buller's Mollymawk			Insufficient data
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			Insufficient data
8	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Black-browed Albatross			~10%
9	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Shy Mollymawk			Insufficient data
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			Insufficient data
10	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Laysan Albatross			Insufficient data
	Black-footed Albatross			<5%
11	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~10%
	Shy Mollymawk			<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Royal Albatross			Insufficient data
12	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	<5%
	Shy Mollymawk			<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			Insufficient data
13	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
	Shy Mollymawk			Insufficient data
	Buller's Mollymawk			Insufficient data
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			Insufficient data
14	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3	<5%
	Short-tailed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Black-footed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Laysan Albatross			Insufficient data
15	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			Insufficient data
16	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	<5%
	Shy Mollymawk			Insufficient data
	Black-browed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Buller's Mollymawk			Insufficient data
17	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	<5%
	Waved Albatross			<5%
	Buller's Mollymawk			Insufficient data
18	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			Insufficient data
19	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	<5%
	Shy Mollymawk			<5%
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Black-browed Albatross			Insufficient data
20	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
	Shy Mollymawk			<5%
	Antipodean Albatross			Insufficient data
	Buller's Mollymawk			Insufficient data
21	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Black-footed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Laysan Albatross			Insufficient data
22	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3	<5%
	Black-footed Albatross			<5%
	Laysan Albatross			Insufficient data
	Short-tailed Albatross			Insufficient data
23	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			Insufficient data
24	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Black-footed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Laysan Albatross			Insufficient data
25	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			Insufficient data
26	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Waved Albatross			Insufficient data
27	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Laysan Albatross			Insufficient data
	Black-footed Albatross			Insufficient data
28	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black-footed Albatross			Insufficient data