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Thalassarche salvini

Salvin's albatross (Thalassarche salvini) photographed during a voyage to the Chatham Rise. This endemic New Zealand species is listed as vulnerable; 97 percent of the population breeds at a single location, the Bounty Islands. A scavenging feeder, it is also at risk from commercial fishing operations. Credit: Rob Stewart