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Ray Wilson
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Salvin's Albatross
(Thalassarche [cauta] salvini)
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| Salvin's Albatross is part of the Shy Albatross complex and is regarded by some authorities to be a separate species. |
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| The head and neck of the adult Salvin's Albatross is intermediate in colour between Shy/White-capped (very pale) and Chatham Albatross (dark grey). |
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| Over 90% of the population breed on the Bounty Islands, with approximately 1200 pairs on The Snares and a few pairs on Crozet Island. Estimates of the breeding population on the Bounties have declined from 76,500 pairs in 1978 to only 30,750 pairs being counted in the1990's. |
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All photos taken off Kaikoura, New Zealand - November 2005
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