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Pink Robin
Petroica rodinogaster(Drapiez, 1819)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Petroicidae
- Genus
- Petroica
At a glance
The Pink Robin is a tiny bird, about 12–13 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 12–13 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Pink Robin look like?
The Pink Robin is a tiny bird, about 12–13 cm long and weighing 8–13 g.
The pink robin is a small passerine bird native to southeastern Australia. Its natural habitats are cool temperate forests of far southeastern Australia. Like many brightly coloured robins of the family Petroicidae, it is sexually dimorphic. Measuring 13.5 cm (5.3 in) in length, the robin has a small, thin, black bill, and dark brown eyes and legs. The male has a distinctive white forehead spot and pink breast, with grey-black upperparts, wings and tail. The belly is white. The female has grey-brown plumage. The position of the pink robin and its Australian relatives on the passerine family tree is unclear; the Petroicidae are not closely related to either the European or American robins, but appear to be an early offshoot of the Passerida group of songbirds.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Pink Robin?
The Pink Robin is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
Wouter Koch · Mount Field TAS 7140, Australia
Call
cassi saari · Kentish, Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair, AU-TS, AU
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Pink Robin eat?
The Pink Robin feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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