The South Island robin, is a sparrow-sized bird found only in New Zealand, where it has the status of a protected endemic species. The birds are sparsely distributed through the South Island and Stewart Island/Rakiura, although the distribution is not continuous. The nominate, and the Stewart Island robin are the two subspecies. The species is closely related to the North Island robin, and also to the extremely rare black robin of the Chatham Islands. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Sparrman, A 1788)
Reference:
Mus. Carlsonianum
fasc.3 no.69
Protonym:
Turdus australis
Type locality:
Dusky Sound, South Island.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/128100#page/87/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
658EF0D73270C204
Avibase ID:
avibase-658EF0D7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/658EF0D7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561938
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Miro rubisole ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: New Zealand Robin (South Island) ( Petroica australis australis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: New Zealand Robin (South Island) ( Petroica australis australis/rakiura) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: New Zealand Robin (South Island) ( Petroica australis australis/rakiura) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: New Zealand Robin (South Island) ( Petroica australis australis/rakiura) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: New Zealand Robin (South Island) ( Petroica australis australis/rakiura) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: New Zealand Robin (South Island) ( Petroica australis australis/rakiura) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: New Zealand Robin (South Island) ( Petroica australis australis/rakiura) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: New Zealand Robin (South I.) ( Petroica australis australis/rakiura) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: New Zealand Robin (South I.) ( Petroica australis australis/rakiura) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: South Island Robin ( Petroica australis) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Petroica [australis or longipes]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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