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A
Buller's albatross
(
Thalassarche bulleri
) in flight, with a
short-tailed shearwater
behind it, as photographed east of the
Tasman Peninsula
, Tasmania, Australia. This small
mollymawk
species, named for the ornithologist
Walter Buller
, breeds on islands around
New Zealand
. It is classified as
near threatened
, though the population is increasing.
Photograph:
JJ Harrison
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