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title: "Salvin's Albatross"
description: "Thalassarche salvini — Uccelli. Salvin's albatross (Thalassarche salvini) 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/salvin-s-albatross
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Salvin's Albatross

> Thalassarche salvini — Uccelli. Salvin's albatross (Thalassarche salvini) 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.

- Scientific name: *Thalassarche salvini*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1375
- Wikidata: [Q1261360](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1261360)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73481](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73481)

## Names

- en: Salvin's Albatross
- de: Graurückenalbatros
- es: Albatros de frente blanca
- fr: Albatros de Salvin
- nl: Salvins albatros
- pt: Albatroz-de-salvin
- pl: Albatros szarogrzbiety

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (478), CL (47), AU (4)

## Summary

Salvin's albatross (Thalassarche salvini) 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvin%27s_albatross

## Photo

![Salvin's Albatross](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/salvin-s-albatross/medium.jpg)

Photo: bobhunter2 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244941203

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/salvin-s-albatross?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).