Genus

North Pacific Albatrosses

Phoebastria

4 species in our catalog · found in 10 parks

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

Species in this group

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

Phoebastria irrorata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phoebastria albatrus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Phoebastria immutabilis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Phoebastria nigripes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see North Pacific 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	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Waved Albatross			~10%
2	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Laysan Albatross			Insufficient data
	Black-footed Albatross			<5%
3	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3	<5%
	Short-tailed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Black-footed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Laysan Albatross			Insufficient data
4	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Waved Albatross			<5%
5	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Black-footed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Laysan Albatross			Insufficient data
6	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3	<5%
	Black-footed Albatross			<5%
	Laysan Albatross			Insufficient data
	Short-tailed Albatross			Insufficient data
7	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Black-footed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Laysan Albatross			Insufficient data
8	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Waved Albatross			Insufficient data
9	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Laysan Albatross			Insufficient data
	Black-footed Albatross			Insufficient data
10	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black-footed Albatross			Insufficient data

North Pacific Albatrosses

Species in this group

Waved Albatross

Short-tailed Albatross

Laysan Albatross

Black-footed Albatross

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see North Pacific Albatrosses

Parks Ranked