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Blackbacked Gull, Kaikoura
Kaikoura: Blackbacked Gull, Kaikoura
The blackbacked gull, or karoro, Larus dominicanus, is the largest gull in New Zealand and can live for thirty years or more. It is also found in South Africa, South America and the east of Australia.

January 2002