Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01285:reg:13:p80
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01285
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 13 (pt 80/98)
Character Range: 454166–457541

is generally in the higher latitudes of the western Pacific Ocean and eastern Indian Ocean including waters adjacent to southern and eastern, and sub-Antarctic Australia, and the AAT (BirdLife International 2004, ACAP 2012g).

Population estimates and trends

The global population is considered to be increasing, although this assessment requires confirmation, as there is no trend available for the species over three generations (BirdLife International 2018t). There were an estimated 24,300 breeding pairs in 2020 (ACAP 2022).

Habitat critical to survival of species

The species is limited to two breeding sites on Campbell Island (New Zealand) (ACAP 2012g).

Threats

The risk matrix for the Campbell Albatross is provided at Table 35, with the threats occurring in Australia's jurisdiction highlighted.
Table 35: Campbell Albatross (Thalassarche impavida) risk matrix.
Likelihood of occurrence  Consequences

Not significant           Minor         Moderate  Major                                                               Catastrophic

Almost certain                                    Fisheries interactions: pelagic longline, demersal longline, trawl

Likely

Possible

Unlikely

Rare or Unknown

Note: Threats occurring in Australia's jurisdiction are highlighted in bold.
Figure 16: Modelled Australian distribution of Campbell Albatross (Thalassarche impavida).

Thalassarche salvini Salvin's Albatross (Rothschild 1893)
Family: Diomedeidae

Taxonomy

Thalassarche salvini (Rothschild 1893) is accepted nomenclature for Salvin's Albatross. There has been significant taxonomic debate about the classification of Diomedeidae including, but not limited to, the introduction of the genus Thalassarche by Reichenbach (1852). Originally Thalassogeron salvini Rothschild 1893. Salvin's Albatross was considered polytypic until it was included in the resurrected genus Thalassarche (Reichenbach 1852) at the specific level as Thalassarche salvini based on morphology and demographic differences, and genetic analyses (Robertson & Nunn 1998). ACAP has concluded on advice from its Taxonomy Working Group that available data warrant recognition of Salvin's Albatross at the specific level with the nomenclature generally accepted (Brooke et al. 2007, ACAP 2012p).

Current status of taxon

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Commonwealth): Vulnerable
Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (Western Australia): Vulnerable
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (South Australia): Vulnerable
Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (Victoria): not listed
Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 (Tasmania): not listed
Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (New South Wales): not listed
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (Queensland): Least Concern
IUCN Red list of Threatened Species: Vulnerable
Action Plan for Australian Birds 2020: population visiting Australia Least Concern

Species description

A medium albatross, Salvin's Albatross is approximately 90-100 cm in length, 3.3-4.9 kg in weight, with a wing length of 55-60 cm, and bill length of 109-121 mm (ACAP 2015, Menkhorst et al. 2017). Tubenosed; separate nostrils on a large, mostly grey bill with yellow upper ridge and black lower tip. Combination of black, grey and white plumage, with grey head and dark eye patch, with white body, with black upper wings, back and tail, and leading edge of