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11001-41802 Blue duck, or whio (Hymenoliamus malacorhynchos) pair in clearwater pool in gorge. 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. Point Burn, Murchison Mountains, Fiordland *
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