{
  "id": 8880655,
  "title": "New Zealanders pick endangered black robin as Bird of the Year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/new-zealanders-pick-endangered-black-robin-as-bird-of-the-year",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-21T08:08:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-zealanders-endangered-black-robin-bird.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A record number of New Zealanders turned out at the polls this month, not for national elections but to vote for their Bird of the Year—the critically endangered black robin.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Black robin rules roost in New Zealand’s Bird of the Year vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/black-robin-rules-roost-in-new-zealands-bird-of-the-year-vote",
        "published": "2026-09-21T05:07:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}