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Our biggest seabird has an unlucky reputation, despite being one of our most graceful animals. But why does Te Papa need a collection of 2,000 dried albatross?
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Auckland Islands Wandering Albatross, Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni
Dr Christopher Robertson QSM15 Feb 1985OR.023375
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Grey-headed Mollymawk, Thalassarche chrysostoma
Ngā Manu Trust03 Jul 1992OR.024962
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Antipodean Albatross, Diomedea antipodensis antipodensis
S Tong29 Jul 1993OR.024999
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Antipodean Albatross, Diomedea antipodensis antipodensis
Dr Christopher Robertson QSM03 Mar 1985OR.023412
Specimen
Grey-headed Mollymawk, Thalassarche chrysostoma
Alexander Wilkinson05 Nov 1932OR.014094
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Salvin's Mollymawk, Thalassarche salvini
Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand18 Feb 1947OR.026702
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Southern Buller's Mollymawk, Thalassarche bulleri bulleri (Rothschild, 1888)
Edgar Stead Feb 1929OR.014095
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Southern Black-browed Mollymawk, Thalassarche melanophris melanophris
J MacDonald28 Aug 1933OR.014097
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New Zealand Black-browed Mollymawk, Thalassarche melanophris impavida
Frederick Westbury26 Apr 1934OR.014096
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Grey-headed Mollymawk, Thalassarche chrysostoma
Mr R Cole15 Jun 1959OR.009187
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Shy Mollymawk, Thalassarche cauta cauta
Mr G Brownlee28 Mar 1952OR.001288
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Southern Royal Albatross, Diomedea epomophora epomophora
UnknownOR.005600
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