New Zealand Birds

DSC_3453 Black robin, or kakaruia (Petroica traversi) habitat. In October 1973 Little Mangere supported ten black robin territories holding six pairs and four lone males. For almost a century this had been the last remaining habitat of the black robin, but by late 1976, the population had dropped to just two pairs and three lone males *

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DSC_3453 Black robin, or kakaruia (Petroica traversi) habitat. In October 1973 Little Mangere supported ten black robin territories holding six pairs and four lone males. For almost a century this had been the last remaining habitat of the black robin, but by late 1976, the population had dropped to just two pairs and three lone males *