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Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) taking off from the surface of Doubtful Sound; note how it has its feet bent right back and the webbing tightly closed to reduce drag
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: NZS_02451_Southern_Black-Backed_Gull_(Larus_dominicanus)_Doubtful_Sound_Fiordland_NZ_October_25_CrsEA
Photo size: 8.3 Mpixels (23.6 MB uncompressed) - 3520x2346 pixels (11.7x7.8 in / 29.8x19.9 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Aves, avian, avifauna, beak, bird, Charadriiformes, Dominican, dominicanus, Doubtful, feather, feathers, feet, Fiord, Fiordland, flight, fly, flying, Gaviota, gull, Island, Karoro, Kelp, Laridae, Larinae, Larus, Martin Grace, National, National Park, native, natural history, nature, New, New Zealand, NZ, ornithology, Park, plumage, primaries, primary, Sound, South, Southland, take off, take-off, web, webbing, wild bird, wildlife, wing, Zealand, zoology
Published in: All Birds, Southern Black-Backed Gull
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