Australasian Robins (Petroicidae)
Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang) - HBW 12, p. 482
French: Miro boodang
German: Australienscharlachschnäpper
Spanish: Petroica Escarlata
Other common names: Scarlet Robin-flycatcher, Scarlet-breasted/White-capped Robin
Taxonomy: Muscicapa boodang Lesson, 1838, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Forms a species group with P. multicolor and P. macrocephala. Conventionally considered conspecific with former, but differs in plumage (more white on forehead, wing and tail, greyer female), morphology and size. Has been recorded as hybridizing with P. goodenovii. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- campbelli Sharpe, 1898 - SW Western Australia; probably S South Australia (S Eyre Peninsula).
- boodang ( Lesson, 1838) - breeds SE South Australia (SE from Kangaroo I, Fleurieu) and from SE Queensland S to Victoria; non-breeding N to Flinders Ranges in W, to about Fraser I (E Queensland) in E, and inland towards C New South Wales.
- leggii Sharpe, 1879 - Flinders I and E Tasmania.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Female calling, preening and in the last scene responding to the approach of a male. Locality Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 2 August 2011 1 year ago 24 sec 4.7 -
A male perched on a fence wire, defecating, then flying away Locality Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia (ssp campbelli)
Nick Talbot 9 June 2007 5 years ago 5 sec 4.5 -
A male on a rock, looking around Locality The Warby Ranges, Victoria, Australia (ssp boodang)
Matt Weeks 10 June 2005 6 years ago 11 sec 4.4 -
Rear view of a male perched inside a bush. Locality Woodlands Historic Park, Oaklands Junction, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (ssp boodang)
Nick Talbot 23 March 2013 7 weeks ago 35 sec 4.3 -
Male perched, calls once. Locality Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 22 February 2011 2 years ago 22 sec 4.2 -
Several views of a male. Locality Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia (ssp boodang)
Josep del Hoyo 25 October 2009 2 years ago 40 sec 4
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Scarlet Robin having a close look at the visitor in his territory
Locality The Pinnacle Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Robin Eckermann 19 May 2012 52 weeks ago 4.3 -
Male leaving the perch.
Locality Callum Brae, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 27 April 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
Scarlet Robin - taking stock of the photographer in his territory
Locality Mount Ainslie, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Robin Eckermann 7 April 2013 5 weeks ago 4.2 -
Perched on a branch
Locality Kaiser Stuhl Conservation Park, South Australia, Australia
Peter Strauss 7 May 2011 2 years ago 4.1 -
Male Scarlet Robin perched on a branch
Locality Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 29 March 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
Male scarlet robin perched.
Locality Callum Brae, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 5 May 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4
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A male singing. Locality Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia
(ssp boodang)
Josep del Hoyo 25 October 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
A male calling twice. Locality Woodlands Historic Park, Oaklands Junction, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
(ssp boodang)
Nick Talbot 23 March 2013 7 weeks ago 0
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