New Zealand Birds

11001-42107 Blue duck, or whio (Hymenoliamus malacorhynchos) male guarding three small ducklings on streambank. Recent genetic work suggests whio are unique within the Anatinae subfamily. Unlike all other NZ waterfowl, both living and extinct, they have no Australian relatives. Clinton Valley, Fiordland *

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