Laysan albatross: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Laysan albatross lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Phoebastria immutabilis
Group	Seabirds, divers & grebes
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania
Class	Bird
Order	Procellariiformes
Family	Diomedeidae

Where does the Laysan albatross live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Laysan albatross in 6 countries and territories across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Laysan albatross endangered?

The Laysan albatross’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Laysan albatross?

The Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) is a bird in the order Procellariiformes and the family Diomedeidae, genus Phoebastria. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Laysan albatross

The Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) is a large seabird that ranges across the North Pacific. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are home to 99.7% of the population. This small (for its family) gull-like albatross is the second-most common seabird in the Hawaiian Islands, with an estimated population of 1.18 million birds, and is currently expanding (or possibly re-expanding) its range to new islands. The Laysan albatross was first described as Diomedea immutabilis by Lionel Walter Rothschild, in 1893, on the basis of a specimen from Laysan Island.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Laysan albatross (revision 1366641700), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q934841 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).