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Scarlet RobinAlternate name(s): "White-capped Robin", "Scarlet-breasted Robin", "Robin Redbreast*" ![]() Size: 12-14 cm Weight: 12-14 g |
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See Scarlet
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Photos |
Race "boodang"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Note that the birds photographed in north-western inland NSW have much whiter flanks and vents than those from the southern parts of the continent, e.g. Kangaroo Island.
Frontal/ventral view of a male Scarlet Robin
(photo courtesy of C. Kellenberg)
[Woods Reserve, Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, NSW, February 2009]
Frontal view of a male Scarlet Robin - who can spot the near-perfect
map of Australia? (photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay South, East Gippsland, VIC, April 2015]
Near-lateral view of a male Scarlet Robin (photo courtesy of
E.
Scott)
[Tenterfield, NSW, April 2017]
Near-lateral view of a male Scarlet Robin (photo courtesy of
E.
Scott)
[Tenterfield, NSW, April 2017]
Near-lateral view of a male Scarlet Robin (photo courtesy of
E.
Scott)
[Tenterfield, NSW, April 2017]
Lateral view of a male Scarlet Robin (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, SA, March 2016]
Lateral view of a male Scarlet Robin (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, SA, March 2016]
Dorsal view of a male Scarlet Robin (photo courtesy of
E.
Scott)
[Tenterfield, NSW, April 2017]
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FEMALE |
Note how much more charcoal-grey the head and back of the females shown here - especially the ones from Kangaroo Island - are compared to depictions in many field guides.
Frontal view of a female Scarlet Robin (photo courtesy of
R. Plumtree)
[Ensay South, East Gippsland, VIC, May 2018]
Frontal view of a female Scarlet Robin
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay, East Gippsland, VIC, September 2019]
Near-lateral view of a female Scarlet Robin (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, SA, March 2016]
Lateral view of a female Scarlet Robin (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, SA, March 2016]
Lateral view of a female Scarlet Robin
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay, East Gippsland, VIC, September 2019]
Lateral view of a female Scarlet Robin (photo courtesy of
E.
Scott)
[Tenterfield, NSW, April 2017]
Lateral/ventral view of a female Scarlet Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Oxley Wild Rivers NP,
NSW, June 2017]
Dorsal view of a female Scarlet Robin (photo courtesy of
E.
Scott)
[Tenterfield, NSW, April 2017]
Male Scarlet Robin, right, and female, left, singing (photo
courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Near Alpine, East Gippsland, VIC, February 2014]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral view of an immature male Scarlet Robin moulting into
adult plumage
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Mt. Cope, Falls Creek, East Gippsland, VIC, February 2017]
Lateral view of a juvenile female Scarlet Robin
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Mt. Cope, Falls Creek, East Gippsland, VIC, February 2017]
Race "campbelli"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male Scarlet Robin (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Manjimup, WA, March 2015]
Near-lateral view of a male Scarlet Robin (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Dryandra Woodland, WA, August 2015]
Near-dorsal view of a male Scarlet Robin
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Manjimup, WA, March 2015]
Race "leggii"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Near-frontal view of a male Scarlet Robin
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Bruny Island, TAS, March 2016]
Near-lateral view of a male Scarlet Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mt. Wellington, Hobart, TAS, April 2021]
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FEMALE |
Lateral view of a female Scarlet Robin in the bathtub
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Queen Elizabeth Track, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]
Near-dorsal view of a female Scarlet Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. Helens, TAS, September 2021]
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Behaviour |
Social behaviour: Territorial | Mobility: Partly migratory | Elementary unit: Pair |
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Food, Diet |
Adults: Small insects | Dependents: As adults | Water intake: Daily |
Like all other robins (all families), Scarlet Robins are flycatchers. Most robins hunt for insects from low to mid-level perches.