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Grey-backed Albatross
Thalassarche salvini (Rothschild, 1893)
Salvin's Albatross, or Salvin's Mollymawk, Thalassarche salvini, is a large seabird that ranges across the Southern Ocean. A medium sized mollymawk in the albatross family, it was long considered to be a subspecies of the Shy Albatross. It is a medium sized black and white albatross. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Procellariiformes
Family:
Diomedeidae
Genus:
Thalassarche
Scientific:
Thalassarche salvini
Citation:
(Rothschild, 1893)
Reference:
Bull.Br.Orn.Club p.58
Protonym:
Thalassogeron salvini
Avibase ID:
25428EB1370F60E8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/25428EB1
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824137
VULNERABLE
Geographic range:
- Thalassarche salvini: Crozet, Snares and Bounty islands
Source: Clements checklist
Grey-backed Albatross
Catalan:
Albatros de Salvin
Czech:
albatros snarský
Danish:
Grårygget Albatros
German:
Salvinalbatros
Spanish:
Albatros de Salvin
Spanish (Spain):
Albatros de Salvin
French:
Albatros de Salvin
Croatian:
srebrnastoglavi albatros
Hungarian:
szürkehátú albatrosz
Italian:
Albatros di Salvin
Japanese (romaji):
sarubin'ahoudori
Japanese:
サルビンアホウドリ
Lithuanian:
Salvino albatrosas
Dutch:
Salvins Albatros
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sølvhovudalbatross
Norwegian:
Sølvhodealbatross
Polish:
albatros szarogrzbiety
Portuguese:
Albatroz-de-salvin
Russian:
Альбатрос Сальвина
Slovak:
albatros kapucňový
Swedish:
salvinalbatross
Chinese:
萨氏信天翁
Chinese (Traditional):
沙文氏信天翁
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Grey-backed Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Grey-backed Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Grey-backed Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Grey-backed Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Grey-backed Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Grey-backed Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Grey-backed Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Grey-backed Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Albatros de Salvin ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Diomedea cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Diomedea cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Diomedea cauta salvini [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Diomedea cauta salvini [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Salvin's Albatross ( Thalassarche salvini) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Thalassarche cauta salvini [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Thalassarche salvini [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Thalassarche [salvini or eremita]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Salvinalbatros
Catalan: Albatros de Salvin
Czech: albatros snarský
Danish: Grårygget Albatros
German: Graurückenalbatros, Salvinalbatros
English: Bounty Albatross, Bounty Mollymawk, Gray-backed Albatross, Gray-backed Mollymawk, Grey-backed Albatross, Grey-backed Mollymawk, Layard's Mollymawk, Salvin's Albatross, Salvin's Mollymawk
English (IOC): Salvin's Albatross
Spanish: Albatros de frente blanca, Albatros de Salvin, Albatros Frente Blanca
Spanish (Argentine): Albatros de Salvin, Albatros Frente Blanca
Spanish (Chile): Albatros de frente blanca, Albatros de Salvin
Spanish (Ecuador): Albatros de Salvin
Spanish (Spain): Albatros de Salvin
Spanish (HBW): Salvin's Albatross
Spanish (Peru): Albatros de Salvin
Estonian: kahknokk-pagualbatross
French: Albatros de Salvin
Croatian: srebrnastoglavi albatros
Hungarian: szürkehátú albatrosz
Italian: Albatros di Salvin
Japanese (romaji): sarubin'ahoudori
Japanese: サルビンアホウドリ
Scientific: Diomedea cauta salvini, Diomedea salvini, Diomedella cauta atlantica, Diomedella cauta peruvia, Thalassarche cauta salvini, Thalassarche salvini, Thalassogeron layardi, Thalassogeron salvini
Lithuanian: Salvino albatrosas
Dutch: Salvins Albatros
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sølvhovudalbatross
Norwegian: Sølvhodealbatross
Polish: albatros szarogrzbiety
Portuguese: Albatroz-de-salvin
Portuguese (Portugal): Albatroz-de-salvin
Russian: Альбатрос Сальвина
Slovak: albatros kapucňový
Swedish: salvinalbatross
Turkish: Salvin Albatrosu
Chinese: 萨氏信天翁
Chinese (Traditional): 沙文氏信天翁
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