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Salvin's Albatross
Thalassarche salvini(Rothschild, 1893)
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- Order
- PROCELLARIIFORMES
- Family
- Diomedeidae
- Genus
- Thalassarche
At a glance
The Salvin's Albatross, listed as Vulnerable and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Rare
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
Salvin's albatross or Salvin's mollymawk, is a large seabird that breeds mainly on the Bounty Islands of New Zealand, with scant amounts on islands across the Southern Ocean. A medium-sized mollymawk, it was long considered to be a subspecies of the shy albatross.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Salvin's Albatross?
The Salvin'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 Salvin's Albatross eat?
The Salvin's Albatross feeds on fish/invertebrates, usually foraging alone.
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