Antipodean albatross
Diomedea antipodensis C. J. R. Robertson & Warham, 1992
The antipodean albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) is a species in the family Diomedeidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 6.95 kg to 8.6 kg and live up to 40 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
Quick facts about the antipodean albatross
- Weight
- 6.95 kg – 8.6 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
- 79 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 10 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
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the antipodean albatross?
Where does the antipodean albatross live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The antipodean albatross is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the antipodean albatross?
The Antipodean albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) (Māori: Toroa) is a large seabird in the albatross family. Its recognition as more than a subspecies of the wandering albatross is relatively recent, and still not accepted by all authorities. Antipodean albatrosses are smaller than other former wandering albatrosses, now called snowy albatrosses, and breed in predominantly brown plumage, but are otherwise difficult to distinguish from young snowy albatrosses (snowy albatrosses grow lighter in color with age, while the Antipodean stays darker).
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Is the antipodean albatross endangered?
The antipodean 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 antipodean albatross classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderProcellariiformes
- familyDiomedeidae
- genusDiomedea
- SpeciesDiomedea antipodensis C. J. R. Robertson & Warham, 1992
Synonyms Diomedea exulans antipodensis
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- Albatroz AntipodesBreton
- Albatros dels AntípodesCatalan
- albatros de les illes AntípodesCatalan
- albatros jižníCzech
- AntipodesalbatrosDanish
- Antipodes-albatrosDanish
- AntipodenwanderalbatrosGerman
- Antipoden-WanderalbatrosGerman
- antipoda albatrosoEsperanto
- Albatros de las AntípodasSpanish
- väike-rändalbatrossEstonian
- آلباتروس آنتیپودیPersian
- Albatros des AntipodesFrench
- אלבטרוס אנטיפודיHebrew
- antipodski albatrosCroatian
- Albatros antipodesIndonesian
- Albatro degli antipodiItalian
- Albatros degli AntipodiItalian
- アンティポデスアホウドリJapanese
- Antipodų salų albatrosasLithuanian
- AntipodenalbatrosDutch
- Nieuw-Zeelandse albatrosDutch
- antipodealbatrossNorwegian
- albatros różowodziobyPolish
- albatroz-das-antípodasPortuguese
- Антиподов альбатросRussian
- Альбатрос с острова АнтиподовRussian
- albatros hnedo-bielySlovak
- antipodalbatrossSwedish
- antipod albatrosuTurkish
- Альбатрос антиподівUkrainian
- альбатрос антиподськийUkrainian
- 安岛信天翁Chinese
- 對蹠群島信天翁Chinese
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Relatives of the antipodean albatross
Other species in the same genus Diomedea.
Snowy albatross
Diomedea exulans
Southern royal albatross
Diomedea epomophora
Amsterdam albatross
Diomedea amsterdamensis
Tristan albatross
Diomedea dabbenena
Northern royal albatross
Diomedea sanfordi
CompareAntipodean albatross vs Snowy albatrossAntipodean albatross vs Southern royal albatrossAntipodean albatross vs Amsterdam albatrossAntipodean albatross vs Tristan albatross
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the antipodean albatross?
An adult antipodean albatross weighs 6.95 kg – 8.6 kg and has a wingspan of 3 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the antipodean albatross live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the antipodean albatross for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the antipodean albatross endangered?
The antipodean 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 antipodean albatross live?
The antipodean albatross has a recorded lifespan of 40 years.
What kind of animal is the antipodean albatross?
The antipodean albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) belongs to the family Diomedeidae in the order Procellariiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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