Deep Forest Canopy
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Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Black-billed Gull

Chroicocephalus bulleri

The black-billed gull, also called Buller's gull or tarāpuka (Māori), is a Near Threatened species of gull in the family Laridae. This gull is found only in New Zealand, its ancestors having arrived from Australia around 250,000 years ago.

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