Black-footed Albatross
Phoebastria nigripes
NTNear Threatened
- Family
- Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
The black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) is a large seabird of the albatross family Diomedeidae from the North Pacific. All but 2.5% of the population is found among the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It is one of three species of albatross that range in the Northern Hemisphere, nesting on isolated tropical islands. Unlike many albatrosses, it is dark plumaged.
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Range and habitat
Breeds western Hawaiian Islands, and Izu, Bonin, and southern Ryukyu islands (southern Japan); ranges North Pacific from Bering Sea to Tropic of Cancer.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Black-footed albatross
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
