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 42 weeks 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 4 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 5 years ago 11 sec 4.4 -
Male perched, calls once. Locality Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 22 February 2011 1 year 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 1 year ago 40 sec 4 -
A male perched on a post Locality Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia (ssp boodang)
Philip Griffin 5 April 2003 8 years ago 11 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 1 week ago ADDED LAST WEEK 4.2 -
Perched on a branch
Locality Kaiser Stuhl Conservation Park, South Australia, Australia
Peter Strauss 7 May 2011 1 year ago 4.1 -
A female.
Locality Coppin's Crossing, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 7 May 2010 1 year ago 4 -
A male perched
Locality Tasmania, Australia (ssp leggii)
Arthur Grosset 1 January 2006 2 years ago 3.7 -
Adult using twig to hawk insects lower down in scrub.
Locality Scott Creek Conservation Park, South Australia, Australia
Edward Smith 10 January 2011 18 weeks ago 3.3 -
Male perched on a fence post
Locality Gretna, Tasmania, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 25 March 2011 1 year ago 3.3
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A male singing. Locality Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia
(ssp boodang)
Josep del Hoyo 25 October 2009 1 year ago 4.5
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