Black Robin (Petroica traversi)

Other Names (World)
Black Robin, Chatham Islands Robin, Chatham Robin, Chatham Black Robin, Chatham Robin-flycatcher

Family
Petroicidae (Australasian Robins)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Buller, 1872)

Habitat
Low-altitude scrub forest. From sea-level - 250 m.

Range (Guide)

New Zealand (B).

Chatham Is: Mangere I; introduced on Rangatira I.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 180 (2010) and increasing.

Status EN
Predation by introduced mammals is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Insects.

Voice
Song of male is a simple phrase of 5 - 7 notes. Call is a high-pitched single note.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Black Robin (Petroica traversi) [XC654629]
by David Boyle from Rangatira South East Island, Chatham Islands, New Zealand (call, song)

Black Robin (Petroica traversi) [XC537861]
by Matt Slaymaker from Mangere Island, Chatham Islands, New Zealand (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Sometimes placed with South Island Robin (Petroica australis) in a separate genus, Miro. Usually considered to be a melanistic insular derivative of that species, but recent molecular work inconclusive regarding this proposal.

References
See References.

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