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19

Rose Robin

(Petroica rosea)
Alternate name(s): "Rose-breasted Robin"
Size: 10-12 cm
Weight: 6-11 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 Rose Robin at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

ADULT

MALE

Frontal view of a male Rose Robin (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, August 2019]

Frontal view of a male Rose Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Barrington Tops NP, NSW, December 2019]

Near-frontal view of a male Rose Robin (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, August 2019]

Near-frontal view of a male Rose Robin (photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[FDA Road, Mt Nunniong, East Gippsland, VIC, September 2017]

Near-frontal view of a male Rose Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Barrington Tops NP, NSW, December 2019]

Near-lateral view of a male Rose Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Barrington Tops NP, NSW, December 2019]

Lateral view of a male Rose Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Barrington Tops NP, NSW, December 2019]

Lateral view of a male Rose Robin (photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[FDA Road, Mt Nunniong, East Gippsland, VIC, September 2017]

Lateral view of a male Rose Robin (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, May 2018]

Lateral/ventral view of a male Rose Robin (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, August 2019]

Lateral view of a male Rose Robin launching itself into the air (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, August 2019]

FEMALE

Frontal view of a female Rose Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Hillview Court Reserve, Dayboro, QLD, May 2020]

Frontal view of a female Rose Robin in dense underbrush
[Byfield NP, QLD, July 2009]

Near-lateral view of a female Rose Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Moggill Regional Park, near Anstead, QLD, April 2017]

Near-lateral view of a female Rose Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Moggill Regional Park, near Anstead, QLD, May 2019]

Female Rose Robin taking a bath (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Gatton, QLD, July 2017]

Lateral view of a female Rose Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Moggill Regional Park, near Anstead, QLD, April 2017]

Lateral view of a female Rose Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Moggill Regional Park, near Anstead, QLD, May 2019]

Lateral view of a female Rose Robin (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, May 2018]

Lateral view of a female Rose Robin (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, May 2018]

Lateral view of a female Rose Robin with its tail cocked (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, May 2018]

Partly obscured lateral view of a female Rose Robin (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, May 2018]

Near-dorsal view of a female Rose Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Hillview Court Reserve, Dayboro, QLD, May 2020]

Behaviour

Social behaviour: Territorial Mobility: Partly migratory Elementary unit: Pair

Ventral view of a male Rose Robin fluttering its wing and cocking its tail (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, May 2018]

Dorsal view of a male Rose Robin fluttering its wing and fanning its tail; note that this bird is in a wing moult
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[St. Albans, NSW, May 2018]

Food, Diet

Adults: Small insects Dependents: As adults Water intake: Daily

Like all other robins (all families), Rose Robins are flycatchers. Most robins hunt for insects from low to mid-level perches.

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.

roserob_20210820.m4a (NW NSW) Territorial call (male) © MD
roserob_20150328.mp3 (N NSW) Territorial call (male) © MD

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

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