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South Island Robin
Petroica australis (Sparrman, 1788)
Petroicidae — Australasian Robins
South Island Robin, Petroica australis, is a passerine of the Petroicidae family that breeds in New Zealand on the South Island and Stewart Island. It is a bird with a patchy presence across those islands rather than a continuous spread. The species includes the nominate form and the Stewart Island robin, Petroica australis rakiura. It is closely allied to the North Island robin, now treated as a separate species, and to the very rare black robin from the Chatham Islands.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Petroicidae — Australasian Robins
- Breeding range
- Australasia: South and Stewart is. (New Zealand)
