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The Southern royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora) is a bird found in New Zealand, Chile, Australia, Argentina and Falkland Islands. Southern oceans, nesting on islands off New Zealand. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fish. The IUCN Red List lists it as Vulnerable.

🏡 Where the Southern royal albatross lives

Southern oceans, nesting on islands off New Zealand.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs90%
• 🐟 Fish10%

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

Conservation status

Hear the Southern royal albatross

Recorded by Sander Lagerveld (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC395983. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Southern royal albatross

Where does the Southern royal albatross live?

The Southern royal albatross lives in New Zealand, Chile, Australia, Argentina and Falkland Islands. Southern oceans, nesting on islands off New Zealand.

What does the Southern royal albatross eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 90%), fish (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Southern royal albatross endangered?

Getting rare. It needs our help. Its IUCN Red List category is Vulnerable.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• Australasian grebe
• Lewin's honeyeater
• White-throated treecreeper
• Whistling kite
• Peaceful dove
• Little corella

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