ACAP releases a Species Infographic for the Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross, the 23rd in the series

The latest ACAP Species Infographic released today, the 23rd to be produced in the 31-species series, is for the Endangered Atlantic Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos.  The species breeds only on Gough Island and the islands of the Tristan da Cunhua group in the South Atlantic Ocean.  It is also being produced in the official ACAP languages of French and Spanish, as well as in Portuguese (to acknowledge that the species occurs regularly in Brazilian waters).  These language versions are expected to be released soon.  The new infographic has been sponsored by the United Kingdom’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)ame.

It is the 19th albatross infographic to be produced by ACAP, leaving just three albatrosses to be produced in the series, all endemic to New Zealand.  Three ACAP-listed Procellaria petrels and two shearwaters also await their infographics.

An Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross tends its chick on Gough Island, by Rosana Venturini of Artists & Biologists Unite for Nature (ABUN) for World Albatross Day, 19 June 2026 and its theme of “Habitat Restoration”, after a photograph by Chris Jones

The ACAP Species Infographic series has been designed to help inform the public, including school learners, of the threats faced by albatrosses and petrels and what is being and can be done to combat them.  They serve to complement the more detailed and referenced ACAP Species Assessments, the concise and illustrated ACAP Species Summaries and the ACAP Photo Essay series.  English and (for some) Portuguese language versions of the infographics produced to date are available to download here.  French and Spanish versions can be found in their respective language menus for the website under Infographies sur les espèces and Infographía sobres las especies.

The 23 infographics produced to date may be freely downloaded at a high resolution to allow for printing professionally in two poster sizes (approximately A2 and A3).  Please note they are only being made available for personal use or when engaging in activities that will aid in drawing attention to the conservation crisis faced by the world’s albatrosses and petrels – when ACAP will be pleased to receive a mention.  They should not be used for personal gain.

It is intended to produce one more ACAP Species Infographic this year.  It will be for the Vulnerable Inaccessible Petrel Procellaria conspicillata, endemic to Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha islands, part of the United Kingdom Overseas Territory of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

The ACAP Species Infographics are all created by Thai illustrator Namasri ‘Namo’ Niumim from Bangkok.  Namo is a graduate of the School of Architecture and Design, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Design.

With thanks to Peter Ryan and Antje Steinfurth for their valued help, and to the RSPB for its sponsorship.

John Cooper, Emeritus Information Officer, Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, 03 September 2026