- Petroica boodang
Identification
Length 12-14 cm (4.75-5.5 in)
Male
- Black head, neck and upper parts
- White patch above bill
- Scarlet breast
- White underparts
- White bars on wings
- White outer tail feathers
Female
- Brown upper parts
- Whitish frontal patch
- Orange-red breast
- Brown wings
- White under parts
Young birds similar to females
- Streaked white upper parts
- Buffish tinge on the wings
- Mottled dark brown on the breast and sides of the body
Similar Species
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Similar in morph and markings to all the other members of its genus.
Distribution
South-western and south-eastern Australia and Tasmania.
Taxonomy
The Scarlet Robin has been split into the current species, Pacific Robin (Petroica pusilla) and Norfolk Robin (P. multicolor).
Subspecies
Three subspecies recognized[1]:
- P. b. boodang in South East Australia (south-eastern Queensland to south-eastern South Australia)
- P. b. leggi on Tasmania and islands of Furneaux Group (Bass Strait)
- P. b. campbelli in south-western Western Australia
Habitat
Open forest and woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists mostly of insects.
Breeding
The open cup nest is built by the female from bark, grass and twigs; all bound together with spider's web. It is lined with soft downy material and camouflaged with moss and lichen. The male feeds the female while she is incubating. Both adults feed the chicks.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birds in Backyards
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Scarlet Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scarlet_Robin
External Links
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