Southern royal albatross: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the southern royal albatross lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Diomedea epomophora
Group	Seabirds, divers & grebes
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Africa, Antarctica, Oceania, South America
Mass	445 g (birth weight); 10.3 kg (male organism, adult weight); 7.7 kg (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Procellariiformes
Family	Diomedeidae

Where does the southern royal albatross live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern royal albatross in 9 countries and territories across Africa, Antarctica, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, South America. In Argentina, Australia, Chile it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

New Zealand
Australia (introduced)
Chile (introduced)
Argentina (introduced)
Falkland Islands
Antarctica
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Africa
French Southern Territories

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.

How big is a southern royal albatross?

Wikidata records the following for the southern royal albatross: mass 445 g (birth weight); 10.3 kg (male organism, adult weight); 7.7 kg (female organism, adult weight).

Is the southern royal albatross endangered?

The southern royal albatross’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the southern royal albatross?

The southern royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora) is a bird in the order Procellariiformes and the family Diomedeidae, genus Diomedea. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the southern royal albatross

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern royal albatross (revision 1374904842), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q748236 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).