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Two Southern Black-Backed Gulls (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) on sentry duty by the breeding colony on Kapiti Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, South Island, New Zealand
Karoro in Maori. Also known as the Kelp Gull or Dominican Gull, this is the same subspecies as occurs in South America, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Australia, but not the Antarctic.
Photo ID: NZN_3421_Southern_Black-Backed_Gull_(Larus_dominicanus)_Kapiti_Island_NZ_October_17_CrsE2sA
Photo size: 28.6 Mpixels (81.8 MB uncompressed) - 6549x4367 pixels (21.8x14.6 in / 55.4x37 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Aves, avian, avifauna, beak, bird, breed, Charadriiformes, colony, Dominican, dominicanus, feather, feathers, Gaviota, guard, gull, Island, Kapiti, Karoro, Kelp, Laridae, Larinae, Larus, Martin Grace, native, natural history, nature, nest, New, New Zealand, North, NZ, ornithology, plumage, primaries, primary, sentry, Wellington, wild bird, wildlife, wing, Zealand, zoology
Published in: All Birds, Southern Black-Backed Gull
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