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Black robin wins New Zealand Bird of the Year

21 Sep 2026, 8:30 am

The black robin has won the Bird of the Year competition in New Zealand. The competition is run by Forest and Bird. The bird is described as critically endangered. The win is a conservation vote rather than a field census.

The black robin received more than 26000 votes. The overall vote was about 105000 votes. Those are the figures given with the result. The species is the black robin.

Forest and Bird is the organization named. New Zealand is the country. Critically endangered is the status attached to the winner. Bird of the Year is the title.

The vote total for the winner is stated as more than 26000. The field of votes is about 105000. No second-place species was named in the result summary. The winner is the black robin.

The competition result draws attention to a critically endangered species. The mechanism reported is a public vote. The organizer reported is Forest and Bird. The country reported is New Zealand.

The environmental news is the selection of the black robin. The endangerment status is part of the report. The vote figures are more than 26000 out of about 105000. The recorded result is that Bird of the Year win.

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