Campbell albatross
Thalassarche impavida Mathews, 1912
The campbell albatross (Thalassarche impavida) is a species in the family Diomedeidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 2.68 kg to 3.71 kg and live up to 34 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the campbell albatross
- Weight
- 2.68 kg – 3.71 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 2.1 m – 2.5 msrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 34 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 43.7 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Egg incubation
- 68 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 10.6 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 0.84src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the campbell albatross?
Photos of the campbell albatross
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Where does the campbell 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 campbell 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 campbell albatross?
The Campbell albatross (Thalassarche impavida) or Campbell mollymawk is a medium-sized mollymawk in the albatross family. It breeds only on Campbell Island and the associated islet of Jeanette Marie, in a small New Zealand island group in the South Pacific. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the black-browed albatross. It is a medium-sized black and white albatross with a pale yellow iris.
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Is the campbell albatross endangered?
The campbell albatross is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a 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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the campbell albatross classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderProcellariiformes
- familyDiomedeidae
- genusThalassarche
- SpeciesThalassarche impavida Mathews, 1912
Synonyms Thalassarche melanophris impavida
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- Albatroz CampbellBreton
- albatros campbellskýCzech
- CampbellalbatrosGerman
- kampbela albatrosoEsperanto
- Albatros impávidoSpanish
- valjasalbatrossEstonian
- آلباتروس کمپبلPersian
- Albatros de CampbellFrench
- Albatros de l'île CampbellFrench
- אלבטרוס קמפבלHebrew
- kambelski albatrosCroatian
- Albatros campbellIndonesian
- Albatros di CampbellItalian
- キャンベルアホウドリJapanese
- Toroa (Motu Ihupuku)Māori
- Кэмпбелл альбатросWestern Mari
- Tónteel tsídiitsoh bitʼaʼ łizhinígííNavajo
- hvitøyealbatrossNorwegian
- albatros żółtookiPolish
- albatroz-de-campbellPortuguese
- albatroz-das-campbellPortuguese
- Желтоглазый альбатросRussian
- Кэмпбелльский альбатросRussian
- albatros žltookýSlovak
- альбатрос кампбельськийUkrainian
- Кемпбеллівський альбатросUkrainian
- 坎岛信天翁Chinese
- 坎培爾島信天翁Chinese
Relatives of the campbell albatross
Other species in the same genus Thalassarche.
Black-browed albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
Shy albatross
Thalassarche cauta
Grey-headed albatross
Thalassarche chrysostoma
Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross
Thalassarche chlororhynchos
Buller's albatross
Thalassarche bulleri
Chatham albatross
Thalassarche eremita
CompareCampbell albatross vs Black-browed albatrossCampbell albatross vs Shy albatrossCampbell albatross vs Grey-headed albatrossCampbell albatross vs Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the campbell albatross?
An adult campbell albatross weighs 2.68 kg – 3.71 kg and has a wingspan of 2.1 m – 2.5 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the campbell albatross live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the campbell albatross for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the campbell albatross endangered?
The campbell albatross is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
How long does the campbell albatross live?
The campbell albatross has a recorded lifespan of 34 years.
What kind of animal is the campbell albatross?
The campbell albatross (Thalassarche impavida) belongs to the family Diomedeidae in the order Procellariiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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