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koakoa

1. (noun) muttonbird, sooty shearwater, Puffinsus griseus - a grey-faced petrel with a long slender bill hooked at the tip and silvery-grey flash on the underwings, which nests in underground burrows.

See also tītī

Synonyms: takakau, totorore, ōi, hakoko, tītī, hākēkeke

2. (noun) short-tailed shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris - small to medium-sized shearwater with mostly chocolate brown plumage and slightly darker brown cap and collar. Silvery white panels on the underwing. Bill and legs mostly dark brown.

Synonyms: ngungu, ōi

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