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Kōrero: Gannets and boobies

Adult gannets

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Adult gannets

The golden head, blue eye ring and powerful blue-grey beak of adult gannets contrast markedly with the coloration of juvenile birds.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10028020

by Peter Blok

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Maggy Wassilieff, Gannets and boobies – Gannets: description and habitat, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/5822/adult-gannets (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.