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Kōrero: Albatrosses

Chatham Island mollymawks

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Chatham Island mollymawks

These Chatham Island mollymawks have a distinctive slate-grey head, neck and shoulders, and a yellow bill. Mollymawks are smaller than the great albatrosses, but have similar proportions and features. These include a sturdy, hooked bill and a strong, stocky body. Their large webbed feet are important for swimming and for running across the water as they take off.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10038071

by C. J. R. Robertson

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Paul Sagar, Albatrosses – Albatrosses, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7055/chatham-island-mollymawks (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Paul Sagar, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.