| South Island robin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Petroicidae |
| Genus: | Petroica |
| Species: | P. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Petroica australis (Sparrman, 1788)
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The South Island robin (Petroica australis; also known in Māori as the kakaruwai)[2] 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 (P. australis rakiura) are the two subspecies. The species is closely related to the North Island robin (formerly P. australis longipes, now considered a distinct species),[3] and also to the extremely rare black robin (P. traversi) of the Chatham Islands.
- ^ BirdLife International 2016. Petroica australis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103734942A93987322. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103734942A93987322.en. Downloaded on 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Kakaruai". New Zealand Birds Online. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Miller, Hilary C.; Lambert, David M. (2006). "A molecular phylogeny of New Zealand's Petroica (Aves: Petroicidae) species based on mitochondrial DNA sequences". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 40 (3): 844–855. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.04.012. PMID 16750641.