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The black robin, once down to just a single breeding pair, wins NZ bird of the year
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a climate, weather & disasters story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 21 Sept 2026, 01:09 UTC. The headline in use is “The black robin, once down to just a single breeding pair, wins NZ bird of the year”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Fondly known as the ‘goth’ of New Zealand’s bird world, the black robin now has a population of 350 adults thanks to a pioneering breeding programme The black robin, once the world’s rarest bird before an extraordinary conservation project brought it back from brink of extinction, has been crowned New…
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
The black robin, once down to just a single breeding pair, wins NZ bird of the year
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- The Guardian