Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Diomedea [epomophora or sanfordi] (sensu lato) by some authors

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version 08 (Oct 2015) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023) (v.1) Clements, version 2021 (v.1) Clements, version 2022 (v.1) Clements, version 2023 (v.1) Clements 5th edition (as published) (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions) (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions) (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions) (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions) (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions) (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 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edition (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8) (v.1) Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2) (v.1) Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017) (v.1) Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018) (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 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version 6.3 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1 (v.1) IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2 (v.1) Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition) (v.1) Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01 (v.1) Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02 (v.1) Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03 (v.1) Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 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Other related concepts

• Diomedea [epomophora x sanfordi] (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Abkhazian: аҞралтә Альбатрос
Afrikaans: Koningmalmok, Koningmalmok (Witvlerkkoningalbatros), Witvlerkkoningalbatros, Witvlerkkoningalbatros (-malmok)
Azerbaijani: kral albatrosu
Belarusian: Каралеўскі альбатрос
Bulgarian: Кралски албатрос, Кралски албатрос (ssp. epomophora)
Bengali: দচ􀇘মণ যাজকীয় িঅরফাট্র঳
Bengali (transliteration): dakṣiṇē rājakīẏa ālabāṭrasa*
Breton: Albatroz roueel
Catalan: Albatros reial, Albatros reial meridional
Czech: albatros královský
Chuvash: король альбатросĕ
Welsh: Albatros brenhinol
Danish: Kongealbatros
German: Königsalbatros, Königsalbatros (epomophora), Südkönigsalbatros
Greek: Βασιλικό άλμπατρoς
English: Royal Albatross, Royal Albatross (Southern), Southern Royal Albatross
English, HBW: Southern Royal Albatross
English (IOC): Southern Royal Albatross
English (New Zealand): Southern Royal Albatross, Southern/Northern Royal Albatross
English (United States): Royal Albatross (Southern)
English (South Africa): Southern Royal Albatross, Southern/Northern Royal Albatross
Esperanto: Reĝa albatroso, Sudreĝa albatroso
Spanish: Albatros Real, Albatros Real (sur), Albatros real del sur, Albatros real meridional
Spanish (Argentine): Albatros real, Albatros Real del Sur
Spanish (Chile): Albatros real, Albatros real del sur
Spanish (Spain): Albatros Real, Albatros real (sur)
Spanish (HBW): Royal Albatross (Southern)
Spanish (Peru): Albatros Real (Sur)
Spanish (Uruguay): Albatros Real, Albatros Real del Sur
Estonian: Kuningalbatross, kuning-albatross
Finnish: Kuningasalbatrossi
French: Albatros royal, Albatros royal (epomophora), Albatros royal (nominal)
Frisian: Keningsalbatros
Irish: Alabatras ríúil
Galician: Albatros real
Croatian: kraljevski albatros
Hungarian: Király albatrosz, királyalbatrosz
Icelandic: Brimtrosi, Brimtrosi (epomophora)
Italian: Albatro reale, Albatros reale, Albatros reale del sud
Japanese (romaji): minamishiroahoudori (epomophora), roiaruahoudori
Japanese: シロアホウドリ, ミナミシロアホウドリ, ミナミシロアホウドリ (epomophora), ミナミシロアホウドリ（epomophora）
Kazakh: оңтүстік корольдік альбатрос
Kirghiz: падышалык альбатрос
Scientific: Diomedaea [sic] epomophora, Diomedaea epomophora, Diomedea epomophora, Diomedea epomophora epomophora, Diomedea epomophora longirostris, Diomedea epomophora mccormicki, Diomedea regia
Lithuanian: Karališkasis albatrosas
Latvian: Karaliskais albatross
Maori: Toroa, Toroa-whakaingo
Macedonian: Кралски албатрос
Dutch: Koningsalbatros, Koningsalbatros (Zuidelijk), Zuidelijke Koningsalbatros
Norwegian: Kongealbatross, kongealbatross (epomophora)
Polish: albatros królewski, albatros królewski (epomophora)
Portuguese: Albatroz-real
Portuguese (Brazil): Albatroz-real
Portuguese (Portugal): Albatroz-real, Albatroz-real (epomorpha), albatroz-real-do-sul, albatroz-real-do-sul (epomophora)
Rhaeto-Romance: Albatros roial
Romanian: Albatros regal
Russian: Королевский альбатрос, Королевский альбатрос (epomophora)
Northern Sami: Gonagasalbatrossa
Slovak: albatros kráľovský, albatros kráľovský (skup.)
Slovenian: kraljevi albatros
Serbian: Kraljevski albatros, Kraljevski albatros (epomophora)
Swedish: Kungsalbatross, Sydlig kongsalbatross, Sydlig Kungsalbatross
Turkish: Güney Kral Albatrosu, kral albatros, Kral albatros (epomophora)
Ukrainian: Альбатрос королівський
Chinese: 皇信天翁
Chinese (Traditional): 南方皇家信天翁