---
title: "Nieuw-Zeelandse albatros"
description: "Diomedea antipodensis — Vogels. The Antipodean albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) (Māori: Toroa) is a large seabird in the albatross family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/antipodean-albatross
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Nieuw-Zeelandse albatros

> Diomedea antipodensis — Vogels. The Antipodean albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) (Māori: Toroa) is a large seabird in the albatross family.

- Scientific name: *Diomedea antipodensis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 1101
- Wikidata: [Q2328411](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2328411)
- iNaturalist taxon: [99305](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/99305)

## Names

- en: Antipodean Albatross
- de: Antipodenwanderalbatros
- es: Albatros de las Antípodas
- fr: Albatros des Antipodes
- nl: Nieuw-Zeelandse albatros
- pt: Albatroz-das-antípodas
- pl: Albatros różowodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (443), AU (30), CL (6)

## Summary

The Antipodean albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) (Māori: Toroa) is a large seabird in the albatross family. Its recognition as more than a subspecies of the wandering albatross is relatively recent, and still not accepted by all authorities. Antipodean albatrosses are smaller than other former wandering albatrosses, now called snowy albatrosses, and breed in predominantly brown plumage, but are otherwise difficult to distinguish from young snowy albatrosses (snowy albatrosses grow lighter in color with age, while the Antipodean stays darker).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipodean_albatross

## Photo

![Nieuw-Zeelandse albatros](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/antipodean-albatross/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mark Fraser · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/218867701

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/antipodean-albatross?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).