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Gallirallus australis

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Description:

Funny story on this bird is that my girlfriend called me in all excitement that she had probably spotted a Kiwi. You can imagine my excitement and disappointment.

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Comments (8)
KarenL
Congrats Antoine, this spotting was featured in our bird quiz! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152692526415603&set=a.10151038603515603.770909.10150120463815603&type=1
Antoine Verfaille
I was disappointed too, I was hoping to see one Kiwi and it turned out to be a NZ chicken.
alicelongmartin
Yes, I can imagine. I saw one of these early one morning while we were in NZ and was disappointed because it was not a KIwi.
Liam
A great bird nontheless. Nice series of photos.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2012

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