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Historical bird plate: Black Robin

Multi-species plate · Buller / Keulemans · 1905

Two birds identified on this plate

Black Robin · Chatham Islands Gerygone

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SUPPL. B.N.Z. PL. XII: SUPPL. B.N.Z. PL. XII

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01Black Robin
Miro traversiPetroica traversiShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateMiro traversiChatham-Island Robin
Name used todayPetroica traversiBlack Robin

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

Medium confidence: The identification is supported, but part of the connection depends on interpretation of a broader historical concept, locality or other contextual evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

02Chatham Islands Gerygone
Pseudogerygone albofrontataGerygone albofrontataShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the platePseudogerygone albofrontataChatham-Island Warbler
Name used todayGerygone albofrontataChatham Islands Gerygone

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
Supplement to the 'Birds of New Zealand', Volume 2
Plate
7
Creator
Walter L. Buller; plates by J. G. Keulemans
Holding institution
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain — source record marked not in copyright.