Species profile
Amsterdam Albatross
Diomedea amsterdamensis
Quick answer
Breeding regions are IO. Breeding subregions are Amsterdam I. (sc Indian Ocean). Non breeding regions are sc Indian Ocean to w Australian waters.
- Scientific name
- Diomedea amsterdamensis
- Family
- Diomedeidae
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Genus
- Diomedea
- Conservation status
- Endangered
Recording Amsterdam Albatross in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Diomedeidae
- Aldiomedes angustirostris (Aldiomedes angustirostris)
- Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis)
- Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos)
- Black-browed albatros (Thalassarche melanophris)
- Brown Gooney (Phoebastria nigripes)
- Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche bulleri)
- Campbell albatross (Thalassarche impavida)
- Chatham Albatross (Thalassarche eremita)