Antipodean Albatross

Diomedea antipodensis Robertson, CJR & Warham, 1992

110 cmLength7 kgWeight

The Antipodean albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) (Māori: Toroa) is a large seabird in the albatross family.

Busiest months: January–February and November · Most records: New Zealand, Australia, Chile

Endangered

Where and when it's recorded

Antipodean Albatross has been recorded at 19 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kaikoura – offshore – Albatross Encounter pelagicNew Zealand5,871 records
Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic TripAustralia1,618 records
Poor Knights Shelf AreaNew Zealand197 records

More places

Cook Strait FerryNew Zealand50 records
Kaikoura – Point Kean Seal ColonyNew Zealand43 records
Quintero – PelágicoChile28 records
Stewart Island – east coast pelagic watersNew Zealand15 records
Valparaíso – PelágicoChile15 records
Kaikoura – South Bay ReserveNew Zealand8 records
Foveaux StraitNew Zealand8 records

Countries and regions with the most records

New Zealand Australia Chile Antarctica Heard & McDonald Islands

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Antipodean albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) (Māori: Toroa) is a large seabird in the albatross family. Its recognition as more than a subspecies of the wandering albatross is relatively recent, and still not accepted by all authorities. Antipodean albatrosses are smaller than other former wandering albatrosses, now called snowy albatrosses, and breed in predominantly brown plumage, but are otherwise difficult to distinguish from young snowy albatrosses (snowy albatrosses grow lighter in color with age, while the Antipodean stays darker).

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the Antipodean Albatross?

The Antipodean Albatross is about 110 cm long and weighs around 7 kg.

Where does the Antipodean Albatross live?

Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: Chatham, Antipodes, Auckland and Campbell islands (eastern, south of South Island; New Zealand). It is most often recorded in New Zealand, Australia and Chile.