The GuardianUK News & Comment• 1 min read
The black robin, once down to just a single breeding pair, wins NZ bird of the year

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 The black robin, once the world’s rarest bird before an extraordinary conservation project brought it back from brink of…
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