Salvin's Albatross
Thalassarche salvini
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyDiomedeidae (Albatrosses)
- GenusThalassarche (Mollymawks)
- SpeciesThalassarche salvini (Salvin's Albatross)
Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park
Shy Mollymawk
Thalassarche cauta
Buller's Mollymawk
Thalassarche bulleri
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
Royal Albatross
Diomedea epomophora
Northern Royal Albatross
Diomedea sanfordi
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Common Diving-Petrel
Pelecanoides urinatrix
Antarctic Petrel
Thalassoica antarctica
Cape Petrel
Daption capense
Northern Giant Petrel
Macronectes halli
Mottled Petrel
Pterodroma inexpectata
Cook's Petrel
Pterodroma cookii
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Salvin's Albatross in Rakiura National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Salvin's Albatross sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 64 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Salvin's Albatross in Rakiura National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Salvin's Albatross in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.