New Zealand Birds

11001-82018 Black robin, or kakaruia (Petroica traversi) one of two fledglings produced in October 1973 by the 'south east' female, who later became known as 'old blue'. Just out of the nest, the chick perches in a sunny clearing in the Myrsine forest on Little Mangere

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11001-82018 Black robin, or kakaruia (Petroica traversi) one of two fledglings produced in October 1973 by the 'south east' female, who later became known as 'old blue'. Just out of the nest, the chick perches in a sunny clearing in the Myrsine forest on Little Mangere

Black robin kakaruia fledgling 82018 Petroica traversi Little Mangere