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North Island Robin
Petroica longipes (Lesson, RP & Garnot, 1827)
Petroicidae — Australasian Robins
North Island Robin, Petroica longipes, is an Australasian robin found in the North Island of New Zealand and its satellite islands. It lives mainly in native forest, especially Podocarpus and southern beech forest, from sea level to the tree-line. Most birds occur in the centre of the island, with smaller outlying populations in the north and south, and several reintroduced groups. It is dark grey-black overall, with paler underparts and streaking above. Males are darker than females and slightly larger, and both sexes can show a concealed white patch at the base of the bill.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Petroicidae — Australasian Robins
- Breeding range
- Australasia: North I. and satellites (New Zealand)
