Black Robin (Petroica traversi) [XC654629]
by David Boyle from Rangatira South East Island, Chatham Islands, New Zealand (call, song)
Black Robin (Petroica traversi) [XC458087]
by Matt Slaymaker from Rangatira South East Island, Chatham Islands, New Zealand (begging call, 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.