Amsterdam albatross
Diomedea amsterdamensis J. P. Roux, Jouventin, Mougin, Stahl & Weimerskirch, 1983
The amsterdam albatross (Diomedea amsterdamensis) is a species in the family Diomedeidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 6.12 kg to 8.56 kg and live up to 40 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
Quick facts about the amsterdam albatross
- Weight
- 6.12 kg – 8.56 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 3 msrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 40 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 60 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Egg incubation
- 78.8 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 10.1 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 0.51src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the amsterdam albatross?
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Where does the amsterdam albatross live?
Not recorded
What is the amsterdam albatross?
The Amsterdam albatross or Amsterdam Island albatross (Diomedea amsterdamensis), is a large albatross which breeds only on Amsterdam Island in the southern Indian Ocean. It was only described in 1983, and was thought by some researchers to be a subspecies of the wandering albatross, D. exulans (now the snowy albatross). BirdLife International and the IOC recognize it as a species, James Clements does not, and the SACC has a proposal on the table to split the species. More recently, mitochondrial DNA comparisons between the Amsterdam albatross, the wandering albatross Diomedea exulans, the Antipodean albatross D. antipodensis and the Tristan albatross D. dabbenena, provide clear genetic evidence that the Amsterdam albatross is a separate species.
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Is the amsterdam albatross endangered?
The amsterdam albatross is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the amsterdam albatross classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderProcellariiformes
- familyDiomedeidae
- genusDiomedea
- SpeciesDiomedea amsterdamensis J. P. Roux, Jouventin, Mougin, Stahl & Weimerskirch, 1983
Synonyms Diomedea exulans amsterdamensis
Other names and names in other languages (38)
- Amsterdam island albatrossEnglish
- Amsterdam island albatrossEnglish
- Amsterdamalbatross (-malmok)Afrikaans
- قطرس أمستردامArabic
- Albatroz AmsterdamBreton
- albatros de l'illa AmsterdamCatalan
- albatros amsterdamskýCzech
- albatros Ynys AmsterdamWelsh
- Amsterdam-albatrosDanish
- amsterdama albatrosoEsperanto
- albatros de ÁmsterdamSpanish
- Albatros de la AmsterdamSpanish
- pruunpugu-albatrossEstonian
- amsterdamsaarenalbatrossiFinnish
- Albatros d'AmsterdamFrench
- Albatros d’AmsterdamFrench
- אלבטרוס אמסטרדםHebrew
- crnoleđi albatrosCroatian
- amszterdam-szigeti albatroszHungarian
- Albatro di AmsterdamItalian
- Albatros di AmsterdamItalian
- アムステルダムアホウドリJapanese
- amsterdaminis albatrosasLithuanian
- AmsterdamalbatrosDutch
- beltealbatrossNorwegian
- albatros białolicyPolish
- albatroz-da-amsterdãPortuguese
- albatroz-da-amesterdãoPortuguese
- albatroz-de-amesterdãPortuguese
- albatroz-de-amesterdãoPortuguese
- Амстердамский альбатросRussian
- albatros hnedýSlovak
- Amsterdam albastrosuTurkish
- альбатрос острівнийUkrainian
- Амстердамський альбатросUkrainian
- 阿岛信天翁Chinese
- 阿姆斯特丹天翁Chinese
- 阿島信天翁Chinese
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Relatives of the amsterdam albatross
Other species in the same genus Diomedea.
Snowy albatross
Diomedea exulans
Southern royal albatross
Diomedea epomophora
Tristan albatross
Diomedea dabbenena
Northern royal albatross
Diomedea sanfordi
Antipodean albatross
Diomedea antipodensis
CompareAmsterdam albatross vs Snowy albatrossAmsterdam albatross vs Southern royal albatrossAmsterdam albatross vs Tristan albatrossAmsterdam albatross vs Northern royal albatross
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the amsterdam albatross?
An adult amsterdam albatross weighs 6.12 kg – 8.56 kg and has a wingspan of 3 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the amsterdam albatross endangered?
The amsterdam albatross is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
How long does the amsterdam albatross live?
The amsterdam albatross has a recorded lifespan of 40 years.
What kind of animal is the amsterdam albatross?
The amsterdam albatross (Diomedea amsterdamensis) belongs to the family Diomedeidae in the order Procellariiformes.
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