Salvin was a Fellow of the Royal Society, the Linnean, Zoological and Entomological Societies, and at the time of his death was Secretary of the British Ornithologists' Union.
Salvin a fost un membru al Royal Society, al Societăților Lineană, Zoologică și Entomologică, și, la momentul morții sale, era Secretarul Uniunii Ornitologice Britanice.