Royal Albatross
Diomedea epomophora
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyDiomedeidae (Albatrosses)
- GenusDiomedea (Great Albatrosses)
- SpeciesDiomedea epomophora (Royal Albatross)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Royal Albatross sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park
Northern Royal Albatross
Diomedea sanfordi
Shy Mollymawk
Thalassarche cauta
Buller's Mollymawk
Thalassarche bulleri
Salvin's Albatross
Thalassarche salvini
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Common Diving-Petrel
Pelecanoides urinatrix
Antarctic Petrel
Thalassoica antarctica
Cape Petrel
Daption capense
Northern Giant Petrel
Macronectes halli
Mottled Petrel
Pterodroma inexpectata
Cook's Petrel
Pterodroma cookii
📅 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 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Royal Albatross in Rakiura National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Royal Albatross sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Royal Albatross in Rakiura National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Royal Albatross in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.