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Pink Robin

(Petroica rodinogaster)
Alternate name(s): "Pink-breasted Robin", "Magenta-breasted Robin"
Size: 11.5-13 cm
Weight: 8-12 g

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Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Pink Robin at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

Race "rodinogaster"

ADULT

MALE

Full-frontal view of a male Pink Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cradle Mountain, TAS, September 2021]

Frontal view of a male Pink Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cradle Mountain, TAS, September 2021]

Near-frontal view of a male Pink Robin issuing its call (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cradle Mountain, TAS, September 2021]

Near-lateral view of a male Pink Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cradle Mountain, TAS, September 2021]

Near-lateral view of a male Pink Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mt. Wellington, Hobart, TAS, April 2021]

Near-lateral view of a male Pink Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cradle Mountain, TAS, September 2021]

Lateral view of a male Pink Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cradle Mountain, TAS, September 2021]

Lateral view of a male Pink Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mt. Wellington, Hobart, TAS, April 2021]

Lateral view of a male Pink Robin eye-balling its "opponent" in the mirror (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Liffey Falls, 30 km South of Deloraine, TAS, March 2015]

Dorsal view of a male Pink Robin (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Liffey Falls, 30 km South of Deloraine, TAS, March 2015]

FEMALE

Lateral view of a female Pink Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cradle Mountain, TAS, September 2021]

Lateral view of a female Pink Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mt. Wellington, Hobart, TAS, April 2021]

Race "inexpectata"

ADULT

MALE

Frontal view of a male Pink Robin (photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Near Buchan, East Gippsland, VIC, May 2014]

Near-lateral view of a male Pink Robin (photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Great Otway NP, VIC, September 2018]

Lateral view of a male Pink Robin (photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Great Otway NP, VIC, September 2019]

Lateral view of a male Pink Robin (photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Great Otway NP, VIC, September 2018]

Dorsal view of the same male Pink Robin as shown above (photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Near Buchan, East Gippsland, VIC, May 2014]

FEMALE

Lateral view of a female Pink Robin; note the characteristic rufous wing bars (photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Great Otway NP, VIC, May 2019]

Food, Diet

Lateral view of a female Pink Robin with its prey, a moth or butterfly (photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Great Otway NP, VIC, May 2019]

Lateral view of a female Pink Robin swallowing its prey (photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Great Otway NP, VIC, May 2019]

Call(s)/Song

For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The interpretation of their meaning is our own; comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.

pinkrob_me_20210923_2.m4a rodinogaster
(NW TAS)
Territorial calls? (male) © ME
pinkrob_me_20210923.m4a rodinogaster
(NW TAS)
Territorial calls? (male) © ME

More Pink Robin sound recordings are available at xeno-canto.org .

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