Fluttering Shearwater
Puffinus gavia
Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand - November 2005
Like the very similar Hutton's Shearwater, Fluttering Shearwater is endemic to New Zealand but has a more northerly distribution, nesting on small islets off North Island and in the Cook Strait.
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