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Waved albatross

Phoebastria irrorata (Salvin, 1883)

CRCritically Endangeredbirds

The waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) is a species in the family Diomedeidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 3.04 kg to 3.75 kg and live up to 40 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)
Photo: D. Gordon E. Robertson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the waved albatross

Weight
3.04 kg – 3.75 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
40 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
60.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
8.3 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
0.875src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the waved albatross live?

Not recorded

What is the waved albatross?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata), also known as Galapagos albatross, is one of three species of the family Diomedeidae that occur in the tropics. When they forage, they follow a straight path to a single site off the coast of Peru, about 1,000 km (620 mi) to the east. During the non-breeding season, these birds reside primarily on the Ecuadorian and Peruvian coasts.

From the Wikipedia article “Waved albatross” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waved_albatross&oldid=1382202760), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the waved albatross endangered?

The waved albatross is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Critically Endangered species.

How is the waved albatross classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderProcellariiformes
  5. familyDiomedeidae
  6. genusPhoebastria
  7. SpeciesPhoebastria irrorata (Salvin, 1883)

Synonyms Diomedea irrorata, Diomedea irrorata irrorata, Diomedea irrorata irrorata

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • Galápagos albatrossEnglish
  • قطرس مموجArabic
  • Галапагоски албатросBulgarian
  • Albatroz GalapagosBreton
  • albatros de les GalápagosCatalan
  • albatros galapážskýCzech
  • GalapagosalbatrosGerman
  • galapaga albatrosoEsperanto
  • Albatros de GalápagosSpanish
  • Albatros de las GalápagosSpanish
  • galápagose albatrossEstonian
  • galapagosinalbatrossiFinnish
  • galápagosinalbatrossiFinnish
  • Albatros des GalapagosFrench
  • smeđi albatrosCroatian
  • galápagosi albatroszHungarian
  • Albatro vermicolatoItalian
  • Albatro delle GalápagosItalian
  • Albatros vermicolatoItalian
  • ガラパゴスアホウドリJapanese
  • galapaginis albatrosasLithuanian
  • GalápagosalbatrosDutch
  • galapagosalbatrossNorwegian
  • albatros galapagoskiPolish
  • albatroz-das-galápagosPortuguese
  • Галапагосский альбатросRussian
  • albatros tropickýSlovak
  • Yazılı AlbatrosTurkish
  • Галапагоський альбатросUkrainian
  • альбатрос галапагоськийUkrainian
  • 加岛信天翁Chinese
  • 加拉巴哥信天翁Chinese

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Relatives of the waved albatross

Other species in the same genus Phoebastria.

CompareWaved albatross vs Short-tailed albatrossWaved albatross vs Laysan albatrossWaved albatross vs Black-footed albatross

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the waved albatross?

An adult waved albatross weighs 3.04 kg – 3.75 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the waved albatross endangered?

The waved albatross is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the waved albatross live?

The waved albatross has a recorded lifespan of 40 years.

What kind of animal is the waved albatross?

The waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) belongs to the family Diomedeidae in the order Procellariiformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{waved_albatross_2026,
  title = {Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/waved-albatross},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}