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The
Campbell albatross
(
Thalassarche impavida
) is a medium-sized
mollymawk
in the
albatross
family, Diomedeidae. It breeds only on
Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku
and the associated islet of Jeanette Marie, in an uninhabited
subantarctic
island group of New Zealand located in the South Pacific. Because of its restricted breeding range, the bird is considered to be a
vulnerable species
by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature
. The greatest threat it faces is from the fishing industry. This Campbell albatross in flight was photographed off the south-eastern coast of
Tasmania
, Australia.
Photograph credit:
John Harrison
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