Story: Gulls, terns and skuas
White-capped noddy chicks have a downy cap the same colour as that of their parents. They begin to fly when they are 50 days old, but unlike fledglings of other species they return to the nest to roost at night.
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Department of Conservation
Reference: 10037117
Photograph by Don Merton
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