Salvin's Albatross
Thalassarche salvini(Rothschild, LW, 1893)
English (US) Salvin's Albatross
The Salvin's Albatross (Thalassarche salvini) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Diomedeidae (Albatrosses) in the order Procellariiformes.
Range: breeds mostly Bounty Islands, a few in Snares and Crozet islands; ranges to temperate and subtropical waters off southeastern Australia, western South America, and southern AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Thalassarche salvini
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Salvin's Albatross
- Described by
- (Rothschild, LW, 1893)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Thalassogeron salvini
- Described by
- (Rothschild, LW, 1893)
- Type locality
- New Zealand.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 1, no.10 p.58
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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