Diomedeidae (Albatrosses) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

NT

Thalassarche cauta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Thalassarche melanophris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

CR

Phoebastria irrorata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT

Thalassarche bulleri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU

Thalassarche salvini

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

NT

Phoebastria nigripes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

VU

Diomedea epomophora

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

EN

Thalassarche carteri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

EN

Diomedea sanfordi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

EN

Thalassarche chlororhynchos

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Albatrosses

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	4 of 10	~40%
	Shy Mollymawk			~40%
	Buller's Mollymawk			~10%
	Salvin's Albatross			<5%
	Royal Albatross			<5%
2	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 10	~10%
	Black-browed Albatross			~10%
3	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	6 of 10	~10%
	Shy Mollymawk			~10%
	Buller's Mollymawk			<5%
	Royal Albatross			<5%
	Salvin's Albatross			<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
	Northern Royal Albatross			<5%
4	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 10	~10%
	Shy Mollymawk			~10%
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			<5%
5	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 10	~10%
	Waved Albatross			~10%
6	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~10%
	Shy Mollymawk			~10%
7	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 10	~10%
	Black-browed Albatross			~10%
8	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6 of 10	~10%
	Shy Mollymawk			<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			<5%
	Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross			<5%
	Royal Albatross			<5%
	Northern Royal Albatross			<5%
9	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Black-footed Albatross			<5%
10	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 10	<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
	Shy Mollymawk			<5%
11	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	<5%
	Shy Mollymawk			<5%
12	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
13	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	<5%
	Shy Mollymawk			<5%
14	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	<5%
	Black-footed Albatross			<5%
15	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 10	<5%
	Waved Albatross			<5%
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	<5%
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 10	<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
2	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 10	<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
	Shy Mollymawk			<5%
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			<5%
	Buller's Mollymawk			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Wellington Zoo	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
2	Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity

Albatrosses

Species in this group

Shy Mollymawk

Black-browed Albatross

Waved Albatross

Buller's Mollymawk

Salvin's Albatross

Black-footed Albatross

Royal Albatross

Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross

Northern Royal Albatross

Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Albatrosses

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found