A bird that was once reduced to just five individuals has won New Zealand’s 2026 Bird of the Year. The karure, or Chatham ...

Robins will defend their territory all year round with surprising aggression ...

Known as the karure, or Chatham Island black robin, the bird won more than 25,000 votes in this year’s competition, finishing ahead of the kākāpō and the kārearea, or New Zealand falcon.

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 ...

New Zealand’s annual Bird of the Year competition honored the black robin in 2026 as part of its effort to raise awareness about native New Zealand wildlife ...

A shy, little black robin from the Chatham Islands which weighs less than an AA battery has been crowned New Zealand’s Bird of the Year. The karure black robin received the most ...

The black robin has been chosen as New Zealand's 2026 Bird of the Year. Find out more about this endangered bird.

Bigger bodies and wider beaks help birds like the bare-throated bellbird belt out calls louder than a jackhammer, but why ...

Despite only 350 remaining, the bird received 26,000 votes, with a record one in every 50 New Zealanders taking part in this year’s competition.View on euronews ...

The black robin, which once was just a few birds away from going extinct, has been named New Zealand's bird of the year Only five black robins remained in 1980, but the population has now grown to 350 ...

Chatham Island black robin (Petroica traversi). Photo: Nutan Parag. CC BY-SA 4.0. Count them: five. That was the entire global population of the Chatham Island black robin in 1980 — five birds, among ...

New Zealand's critically endangered black robin, known as the “karure”, has been named the country's 2026 Bird of the Year after securing more than 25,000 votes in a record-breaking public contest.The ...