New Zealand Birds

11001-42103 Blue duck, or whio (Hymenoliamus malacorhynchos) family with five ducklings loafing on a mid-river boulder. 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. Upper Clinton Valley, Fiordland *

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