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Alternative name: Salvin's Mollymawk

Thalassarche cauta salvini

Photo by mjobling
Photo taken: off Kaikoura, New Zealand.

[edit] Identification

Grey head, mantle and back, dark grey to black back, upperwing and tail, a white rump and underside. The legs, feet and beak are pale grey, with a pale yellow upper ridge to the upper bill and a dark spot at the tip of the lower bill.

[edit] Distribution

The Crozet Islands in the Indian Ocean and the Bounty Islands and The Snares to the south of New Zealand.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Barren and rocky islands, and otherwise the open oceans.

[edit] Behaviour

One egg is laid in early October and is incubated by both parents until early November. After a further 4 months, the chick fledges.

The diet includes fish and squid.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID