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Buller's Albatross
Photo · Mark Fraser

BirdUp · Species

Buller's Albatross

Thalassarche bulleri(Rothschild, 1893)

Updated 21 March 2026

Conservation status: Near ThreatenedOrigin: Native
Order
PROCELLARIIFORMES
Family
Diomedeidae
Genus
Thalassarche

At a glance

The Buller's Albatross is a very large bird, about 76–81 cm long, listed as Near Threatened and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.

Size
76–81 cm
Conservation status
Near Threatened
Origin
Native
Best seen
Year-round
Commonness
Very common
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When
  • Behaviour
  • Gallery

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

What does a Buller's Albatross look like?

The Buller's Albatross is a very large bird, about 76–81 cm long and weighing 2150–3350 g.

Buller's albatross or Buller's mollymawk is a small mollymawk in the albatross family.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Length
76–81 cm
Weight
2150–3350 g
Wingspan
200 cm

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

03 · When

When to look

When can you see a Buller's Albatross?

The Buller's Albatross is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.

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05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

What does a Buller's Albatross eat?

The Buller's Albatross feeds on fish/invertebrates, usually foraging alone.

06 · Gallery

Plumage up close

4 photos

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Buller's Albatross live in Australia?

The Buller's Albatross is native to Australia, recorded across 14 of Australia’s bioregions.

Breeding range
Islets of north-west North I. (rare), Chatham Is. (east of South I.), west of Stewart I. and Snares (south of South I.; New Zealand)
Non-breeding range
To east Australian waters and west coast of South America