Albatrosses
Diomedeidae
The family Diomedeidae (Albatrosses) belongs to the order Procellariiformes and comprises 20 species in the AviList v2025 checklist, of which 14 globally threatened (IUCN categories VU, EN and CR).
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Species
- 20
- Threatened species
- 14
All species of the family Diomedeidae
In AviList checklist order. Click a species to find guides and destinations.
Waved Albatross
Phoebastria irrorata
Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis
Black-footed Albatross
Phoebastria nigripes
Short-tailed Albatross
Phoebastria albatrus
Northern Royal Albatross
Diomedea sanfordi
Southern Royal Albatross
Diomedea epomophora
Snowy Albatross
Diomedea exulans
Tristan Albatross
Diomedea dabbenena
Antipodean Albatross
Diomedea antipodensis
Amsterdam Albatross
Diomedea amsterdamensis
Light-mantled Albatross
Phoebetria palpebrata
Sooty Albatross
Phoebetria fusca
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
Thalassarche chlororhynchos
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
Thalassarche carteri
Grey-headed Albatross
Thalassarche chrysostoma
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
Buller's Albatross
Thalassarche bulleri
Shy Albatross
Thalassarche cauta
Salvin's Albatross
Thalassarche salvini
Chatham Albatross
Thalassarche eremita
Other families of the order Procellariiformes
- 10 species
Southern Storm Petrels
Oceanitidae
- 18 species
Northern Storm Petrels
Hydrobatidae
- 98 species
Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels
Procellariidae
Taxonomy, sequence and conservation status: AviList Core Team (2025), AviList: The Global Avian Checklist v2025, CC BY 4.0. Vernacular names: IOC World Bird List.