Australasian Robins (Petroicidae)
Pink Robin (Petroica rodinogaster) - HBW 12, p. 481
French: Miro incarnat
German: Rosenbrustschnäpper
Spanish: Petroica Encarnada
Other common names: Pink-breasted/Magenta-breasted Robin, Pink Robin-flycatcher
Taxonomy: Saxicola Rodinogaster Drapiez, 1819, Maria Island, Tasmania, Australia.
Closely related to P. rosea. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- inexpectata Mathews, 1912 - breeds SE Australia in S & E Victoria and extreme SE New South Wales; non-breeding SE South Australia (E from Fleurieu Peninsula) E to SE New South Wales (to S of Sydney), extending inland to NC Victoria.
- rodinogaster (Drapiez, 1819) - Bass Strait islands (King I, Flinders I) and Tasmania.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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rear, side view of female, flies Locality Mount Roland Regional Reserve, Tasmania, Australia (ssp robinogaster)
Martin Kennewell 22 January 2012 17 weeks ago 11 sec 3.4 -
Female. Two brief shots at full speed and then slowed to 20%. Locality Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 15 May 2011 51 weeks ago 24 sec 3.3
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Male foraging on the ground
Locality Leven Canyon, Tasmania, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 14 January 2007 1 year ago 3.6 -
adult male
Locality Mount Wellington, Tasmania, Australia (ssp rodinogaster)
Michael Retter 3 November 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
Pink Robin (male) in Mt Field National Park, Tasmania.
Locality Tasmania, Australia
cel_polo 1 March 2012 6 weeks ago 3.1 -
Pink Robin in Dismal Swamp at Togari Tasmania.
Locality Tasmania, Australia
cel_polo 1 May 2007 1 year ago 1
- No sound recordings available yet
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