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The current IUCN Red Data status of both the Black-footed Phoebastria nigripes and Northern Royal Diomedea sanfordi Albatrosses is Endangered.

BirdLife International's Globally Threatened Bird Forum for Seabirds in 2010 has been giving consideration to recommending the downlisting of both albatrosses because recent data and reviews suggest a more favourable conservation status for them.  However, no decisions have yet been made and the forum is now requesting new information and continued discussions into 2011 for final decisions for the 2012 Red List update.

To read the full story visit:

http://www.birdlife.org/globally-threatened-bird-forums/2010/11/black-footed-albatross-phoebastria-nigripes-eligible-for-downlisting/

http://www.birdlife.org/globally-threatened-bird-forums/2010/11/northern-royal-albatross-diomedea-sanfordi-is-it-still-declining/

http://www.birdlife.org/globally-threatened-bird-forums/2011/02/2011-red-list-draft-decisions-7/seabirds-2010-2011/

Click here to access the ACAP Species Assessments for these two albatrosses.

John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 7 May 2011