Thalassarche salvini (Rothschild, 1893)
Salvin's albatross
Chatham island albatross
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Family:  Diomedeidae ()
Max. size:  max.weight: 4,000.0 g
Environment:  pelagic; marine
Distribution:  Antarctic: Snares, Bounty and Crozet Islands.
Diagnosis:  Wing: 57.5 cm.
Biology:  An offshore, pelagic species, on the continental shelf, which feeds by scavenging or by seizing prey from the water's surface (Ref. 356).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 (D2) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  There are 76,000 breeding pairs in this country (Ref. 84934). C: Ref. 84934; O: Ref. 84934.

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