Salvin's mollymawk (344/2613)
Salvin's mollymawks are attracted to fishing vessels in search of easy food, but are often killed by trawl warps, or drowned on the hooks of longlines. Consequently numbers appear to have plummeted in recent decades.
- Scientific name
- Thalassarche salvini
- Common names
- Salvin's mollymawk, Salvin's albatross, Bounty Island mollymawk, Grey-backed mollymawk, toroa
- Location
- Tasman Sea, West of North Island, New Zealand.
- Photo ID
- 24364
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