Grey-headed albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma

The Grey-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) is a bird found in Chile and New Zealand. Found in Chile and New Zealand. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fish. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Thalassarche chrysostoma
Region	South America
Found in	Chile and New Zealand

🏡 Where the Grey-headed albatross lives

Found in Chile and New Zealand.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs60%
🐟 Fish40%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 3.5 kilograms. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and fish.

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Recorded by Santiago Imberti (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1078862. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Grey-headed albatross

Where does the Grey-headed albatross live?

The Grey-headed albatross lives in Chile and New Zealand. Found in Chile and New Zealand.

What does the Grey-headed albatross eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), fish (about 40%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Grey-headed albatross endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

More birds from South America

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.