Bird
Gray-headed Albatross
Thalassarche chrysostoma · Diomedeidae · Procellariiformes
Best monthsJan · Nov–Decmost records
Records15,531in 2 countries
Most seen inChile12,970 records
Red ListEndangeredIUCN status
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About
Gray-headed Albatross in brief
The gray-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) is a bird of the Diomedeidae family — large seabird from the albatross family.
Across the 2 countries we cover it has 15,531 published records, most of them from Chile and New Zealand. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, November and December and fall to their lowest in August and September.
Its global conservation status is endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Chile12,970 records · best Nov, Jan
New Zealand2,561 records · best Dec, Nov
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.