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Black robin wins New Zealand's 2026 Bird of the Year award

The black robin was named New Zealand's Bird of the Year after receiving a record 105,000 votes. The tiny bird, found only in the Chatham Islands, was brought back from just five birds in the 1970s through a conservation project. Its population has now grown to about 350 adult birds, but more pest-free habitat is needed for its continued growth.
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