First record of Palaelodus (Aves: Phoenicopteriformes) from New Zealand

Records of the Australian Museum

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-88

  Worthy, Trevor H ^a,b   Tennyson, Alan J D ^c   Archer, Michael ^a   Scofield, R Paul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c MUSEUM OF NEW ZEALAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA   (New Zealand)

^d CANTERBURY MUSEUM   (New Zealand)

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EID: 77953775553     PISSN: 22014349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.62.2010.1545     Document Type: Article

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