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Black Robin

The books are listed in order of publication date with the most recent at the top.

Black Robin

The Black Robin (or Chatham Island Robin) is endemic to the Chatham Islands to the east of New Zealand. It is an Australian Robin and part of the Petroicidae family.

Black Robin
Petroica traversi

Back from the Brink

Gerard Hutching

2004

"A good-news book celebrating the on-going efforts of scientists and DOC workers to save our endangered and rare bird species. New Zealand has some of the most endangered species in the world: the kaki is the world's rarest wading bird and the taiko is the most threatened seabird in the world. Over the past decades scientists have effectively saved many of the most threatened bird populations, inventing brilliant new ways of doing so. Their success rate has been amazing. The black robin was down to just five birds in 1980 and now numbers over 200. The key to kakapo breeding has been cracked and the population of this bird is on the increase with 24 kakapo chicks hatched in 2002. These are fascinating stories. The book is divided into sections on individual birds that are illustrated with superb photographs from DOC files."

Rare and Endangered New Zealand Birds

Peter Gaze

1994

A guide to some of New Zealand's most endangered birds including the kokako, black robin and yellow-eyed penguin.

The Black Robin: The Saving of the World's Most Endangered Bird

David Butler & Don Merton

1993

"This book tells the story of the rare Chatham Island black robin. It will inspire all those concerned with the conservation of endangered species and demonstrates that recovery is possible even in the most extreme cases. In fact, the black robin was nearly extinct--reduced to one surviving breeding pair--when the program described here was put into effect. The innovative techniques used by the team responsible for this effort are described in detail and will allow wildlife biologists around the world to adopt similar strategies suited to their own needs. One of the book's co-authors led the black robin program, and the other was one of the scientists on the team. Written in a lively, nontechnical manner, this book will be of interest to a wide range of conservationists, wildlife biologists, and general readers."