Amsterdam albatross [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Conservation.
The Amsterdam albatross is listed as critically endangered, by the IUCN, with an occurrence range of and a breeding range of only . The population upon discovery was just five breeding pairs; with conservation this has increased to eighteen to twenty-five breeding pairs. Monitored continuously since 1983, the world population is estimated at 80 mature individuals and a total of some 130 birds. The island on which the albatross breeds have undergone a significant decline in habitat condition due to the introduction of ship rats, feral cats
on cliffs and steep slopes. Although are able to mate annually, they normally only do so biennially.
Range and habitat.
This albatross nests on islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean (Gough Island and the Tristan da Cunha group) and Indian Ocean (Prince Edward Island, Marion Island, the Crozet Islands, Amsterdam Island, and Kerguelen Islands). They forage in both oceans north to about 30°S.
Conservation.
The IUCN ranks the sooty albatross as endangered with an occurrence range of and a breeding