Family

Albatrosses

Diomedeidae

16 species in our catalog · found in 27 parks

Species in this group

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

Thalassarche cauta

30–40% · Possible

Thalassarche melanophris

Phoebastria irrorata

Thalassarche bulleri

Thalassarche salvini

Phoebastria albatrus

Phoebetria palpebrata

Insufficient data

Diomedea epomophora

<5% · Rare

Phoebastria immutabilis

Insufficient data

Phoebastria nigripes

<5% · Rare

Diomedea antipodensis

Diomedea sanfordi

Thalassarche carteri

Diomedea exulans

Thalassarche chrysostoma

Insufficient data

Thalassarche chlororhynchos

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

5–10

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

5–10

Jul

5–10

Aug

5–10

Sep

5–10

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

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	P(≥1)
1	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	6	40–50%
	Shy Mollymawk			30–40%
	Buller's Mollymawk			5–10%
	Salvin's Albatross			5–10%
	Royal Albatross			<5%
	Northern Royal Albatross			Insufficient data
	Black-browed Albatross			Insufficient data
2	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10	10–20%
	Shy Mollymawk			5–10%
	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	10–20%
	Black-browed Albatross			10–20%
	Light-mantled Albatross			Insufficient data
4	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	10–20%
	Shy Mollymawk			Insufficient data
	Buller's Mollymawk			Insufficient data
5	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	10–20%
	Shy Mollymawk			5–10%
	Buller's Mollymawk			Insufficient data
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			<5%
6	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	10–20%
	Waved Albatross			10–20%
7	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	5–10%
	Shy Mollymawk			5–10%
	Buller's Mollymawk			Insufficient data
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			Insufficient data
8	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	5–10%
	Black-browed Albatross			5–10%
9	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	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
10	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	5–10%
	Laysan Albatross			Insufficient data
	Black-footed Albatross			<5%
11	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	<5%
	Shy Mollymawk			<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			Insufficient data
12	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
13	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3	<5%
	Short-tailed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Black-footed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Laysan Albatross			Insufficient data
14	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			Insufficient data
15	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	<5%
	Shy Mollymawk			Insufficient data
	Black-browed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Buller's Mollymawk			Insufficient data
16	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	<5%
	Waved Albatross			<5%
	Buller's Mollymawk			Insufficient data
17	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			Insufficient data
18	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	<5%
	Shy Mollymawk			<5%
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Black-browed Albatross			Insufficient data
19	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
	Shy Mollymawk			<5%
	Antipodean Albatross			Insufficient data
	Buller's Mollymawk			Insufficient data
20	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Black-footed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Laysan Albatross			Insufficient data
21	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3	<5%
	Black-footed Albatross			<5%
	Laysan Albatross			Insufficient data
	Short-tailed Albatross			Insufficient data
22	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			Insufficient data
23	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Black-footed Albatross			Insufficient data
	Laysan Albatross			Insufficient data
24	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			Insufficient data
25	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Waved Albatross			Insufficient data
26	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Laysan Albatross			Insufficient data
	Black-footed Albatross			Insufficient data
27	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black-footed Albatross			Insufficient data

Albatrosses

Species in this group

Shy Mollymawk

Black-browed Albatross

Waved Albatross

Buller's Mollymawk

Salvin's Albatross

Short-tailed Albatross

Light-mantled Albatross

Royal Albatross

Laysan Albatross

Black-footed Albatross

Antipodean Albatross

Northern Royal Albatross

Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross

Wandering Albatross

Gray-headed Albatross

Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Albatrosses

Parks Ranked