Waved Albatross
Phoebastria irrorata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyDiomedeidae (Albatrosses)
- GenusPhoebastria (North Pacific Albatrosses)
- SpeciesPhoebastria irrorata (Waved Albatross)
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Waved Albatross sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 767 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands
Elliot's Storm Petrel
Oceanites gracilis
Galápagos Shearwater
Puffinus subalaris
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma tethys
Galápagos Petrel
Pterodroma phaeopygia
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma castro
Wilson's Storm Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Markham's Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma markhami
Pink-footed Shearwater
Puffinus creatopus
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus pacificus
Cape Petrel
Daption capense
Parkinson's Petrel
Procellaria parkinsoni
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Waved Albatross in Galápagos Islands?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Waved Albatross sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 767 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Waved Albatross in Galápagos Islands?
July has the highest sighting rate for Waved Albatross in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.