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| Photographed off Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand, April, 2019 |
(* 273) NORTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS Diomedea sandfordi
NEW ZEALAND 93
Known by Maori name Toroa. Locally common endemic. Breeds at Taiaroa Head, Dunedin and The Sisters and The Forty-fours, Chatham. Ranges widely circumpolar through the southern oceans, and most often seen in NZ coastal waters in winter, except seen throughout the year at Taiaroa Heads where 30-35 pairs breed.
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