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Pterodroma macroptera
Large gadfly petrel (41cm). Whole bird is blackish brown except for a pale grey patch around forehead, sides of cheek area and chin/upper throat. Legs, feet, bill and eye are black.
Common within its range of circumpolar sub-antarctic and southern temperate ocean. This individual seen in the Hauraki Gulf in northern New Zealand.
Spotted on Oct 28, 2013
Submitted on May 10, 2015
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