Campbell Albatross (Thalassarche impavida)
Illustration redrawn by AI from a real photograph

Campbell Albatross

Thalassarche impavida Mathews, 1912

88 cmLength3.2 kgWeight

The Campbell albatross (Thalassarche impavida) or Campbell mollymawk is a medium-sized mollymawk in the albatross family.

Vulnerable

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

About

The Campbell albatross (Thalassarche impavida) or Campbell mollymawk is a medium-sized mollymawk in the albatross family. It breeds only on Campbell Island and the associated islet of Jeanette Marie, in a small New Zealand island group in the South Pacific. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the black-browed albatross.

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

Questions

How big is the Campbell Albatross?

The Campbell Albatross is about 88 cm long and weighs around 3.2 kg.

Where does the Campbell Albatross live?

Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: Campbell and Jeanette Marie islands (Campbell Islands, south of South Island, New Zealand).

Is the Campbell Albatross endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Campbell Albatross as Vulnerable.

What does the Campbell Albatross eat?

Main food: Fish, shrimp & shellfish.

What family is the Campbell Albatross in?

It belongs to the family Albatrosses (Diomedeidae), order Procellariiformes.

At a glance

Length
88 cm
Weight
3.2 kg
Diet
Fish, shrimp & shellfish
Lifestyle
On the water surface
Migration
Migratory
Conservation
Vulnerable
More measurements
Wing
499 mm
Tail
198 mm
Bill
110 mm
Tarsus
76 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Pacific Ocean: Campbell and Jeanette Marie islands (Campbell Islands, south of South Island, New Zealand)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Albatrosses Diomedeidae
Genus
Thalassarche

Other birds in the genus Thalassarche

Atlantic Yellow-nosed AlbatrossAtlantic Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche chlororhynchosIndian Yellow-nosed AlbatrossIndian Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche carteriGrey-headed AlbatrossGrey-headed AlbatrossThalassarche chrysostomaBuller's AlbatrossBuller's AlbatrossThalassarche bulleriShy AlbatrossShy AlbatrossThalassarche cautaSalvin's AlbatrossSalvin's AlbatrossThalassarche salviniChatham AlbatrossChatham AlbatrossThalassarche eremitaBlack-browed AlbatrossBlack-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophrisNorthern Royal AlbatrossNorthern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea sanfordiSouthern Royal AlbatrossSouthern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophora
Campbell Albatross

Download illustration

Free to use with credit: “Illustration: Bird Album (birdalbum.com)”. Drawn by AI from a reference photo by Marianne Nyegaard. ↗

WebP · 1070 px

Heard it but can't see it? Mingji identifies birds by sound and photo, on your phone.

In other languages