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| − | [[Image:Rose_Robin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Neil <br/ > | + | '''Alternative name: Rose Robin-Flycatcher''' |
| + | [[Image:Rose_Robin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil}} <br/ >Sydney, [[Australia]], April 2004]] | ||
;[[:Category:Petroica|Petroica]] rosea | ;[[:Category:Petroica|Petroica]] rosea | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Length 10-12cm (4.0-4.75in). | + | Length 10-12cm (4.0-4.75in). This is the smallest of the [[:Category:Petroica|Petroica]] robins. |
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| + | '''Male''': Gray back and head with short, thin slightly curved bill and a small white dot on the forehead. The deep rose-pink on the chest, not extending to the belly, is the most diagnostic field mark.<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''': may have a slightly pink-tinted breast, but is overall brown and buff. | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | [[Image:168roro0505.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature male<br />Photo by {{user|Tom+Tarrant|Tom Tarrant}}<br />Samsonvale, south-eastern [[Queensland]], June 2005]] | ||
Similar in morph and markings to all the other members of its genus, but ''P. rosea'' has gray (instead of red) upperparts, and the rose color (instead of pink or scarlet) does not extend behind the chest. | Similar in morph and markings to all the other members of its genus, but ''P. rosea'' has gray (instead of red) upperparts, and the rose color (instead of pink or scarlet) does not extend behind the chest. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | South-east and east [[Australia]] (north-eastern [[New South Wales]] to south-western [[Victoria]]) including [[Tasmania]], but not extending to northern [[Queensland]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Wet rainforests and eucalypt forests, often with acacia. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
Forages actively for insects in the upper and middle stories of the forest, which it may catch in flight; behaviour much like a flycatcher. | Forages actively for insects in the upper and middle stories of the forest, which it may catch in flight; behaviour much like a flycatcher. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015) |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Petroica+rosea}} | {{GSearch|Petroica+rosea}} | ||
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| + | {{Video|Rose_Robin}} | ||
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*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=65&bid=1059 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=65&bid=1059 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Petroica]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Petroica]] | ||
Revision as of 20:05, 5 December 2015
Alternative name: Rose Robin-Flycatcher
- Petroica rosea
Identification
Length 10-12cm (4.0-4.75in). This is the smallest of the Petroica robins.
Male: Gray back and head with short, thin slightly curved bill and a small white dot on the forehead. The deep rose-pink on the chest, not extending to the belly, is the most diagnostic field mark.
Female: may have a slightly pink-tinted breast, but is overall brown and buff.
Similar Species
Similar in morph and markings to all the other members of its genus, but P. rosea has gray (instead of red) upperparts, and the rose color (instead of pink or scarlet) does not extend behind the chest.
Distribution
South-east and east Australia (north-eastern New South Wales to south-western Victoria) including Tasmania, but not extending to northern Queensland.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Wet rainforests and eucalypt forests, often with acacia.
Behaviour
Diet
Forages actively for insects in the upper and middle stories of the forest, which it may catch in flight; behaviour much like a flycatcher.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rose Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rose_Robin
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