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This video is called Rediscovery of the New Zealand Storm-petrel: the original footage.

From BirdLife:

New Zealand Storm-petrel discovered breeding 50 km from Auckland City

Mon, Feb 25, 2013

Researchers are elated to find the sparrow-sized New Zealand Storm-petrel, thought extinct until 2003, is breeding on Little Barrier Island Hauturu in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. The team of researchers is led by Chris Gaskin – Important Bird Area Programme Manager for Forest & Bird (BirdLife in New Zealand) – and Dr Matt Rayner from the University of Auckland.

The seabird is listed as Critically Endangered by BirdLife on behalf of the IUCN Red List and finding the breeding site is vital for their conservation.

Three specimens of the diminutive 35g seabirds were collected off New Zealand in the 1800s and are held by museums overseas. Since its rediscovery, there has been speculation as…

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