Southern Royal Albatross

Where and when it's recorded

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

Southern Royal Albatross has been recorded at 40 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Kaikoura – offshore – Albatross Encounter pelagicNew Zealand4,159 records
2. Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic TripAustralia1,635 records
3. Stewart Island – east coast pelagic watersNew Zealand228 records

Countries and regions with the most records

New ZealandAustraliaChileFalkland IslandsAntarcticaSouth Georgia & South Sandwich IslandsArgentinaHeard & 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 southern royal albatross or toroa (Diomedea epomophora) is a large seabird in the albatross family. With an average wingspan of more than 3 m (9.8 ft), it is one of the two largest species of albatross, together with the wandering albatross. Recent studies indicate that the southern royal albatross may, on average, be somewhat larger than the wandering albatross in mass and have a similar wingspan, although other sources indicate roughly similar size for the two species and the wandering species may have a larger average (and maximum) wingspan in some colonies.

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