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- ↑ "Chatham Islands habitats and protected areas". www.doc.govt.nz (in en-nz). Retrieved 30 August 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Chatham Island Taiko". Ocean Wanderers. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- ↑ "Chatham Island Taiko Trust" . Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- ↑ Houston, Dave (12 June 2012). "Parea – the Chatham Island pigeon – Chatham Islands, New Zealand" (in en-NZ). Retrieved 30 August 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Aikman, Hilary; Miskelly, Colin (2004). "Birds of the Chatham Islands" (PDF). DOC.
- ↑ Johnston, Rachel B.; Bettany, Susan M.; Ogle, R. Mike; Aikman, Hilary A.; Taylor, Graeme A. & Imber, Michael J. (2003). "Breeding and fledging behaviour of the Chatham Taiko (Magenta Petrel) Pterodroma magentae, and predator activity at burrows" (PDF). Marine Ornithology. 31: 193–197.
- ↑ Houston, Dave (12 June 2012). "Parea – the Chatham Island pigeon – Chatham Islands, New Zealand" (in en-NZ). Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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