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Rose Robin
Petroica roseaGould, 1840
Endemic
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Petroicidae
- Genus
- Petroica
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The rose robin is a small passerine bird native to Australia. Like many brightly coloured robins of the Petroicidae, it is sexually dimorphic. The male has a distinctive pink breast. Its upperparts are dark grey with white frons, and its tail black with white tips. The underparts and shoulder are white. The female is an undistinguished grey-brown. The robin has a small black bill and eyes.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- VIC to south-east QLD (south-east Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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