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ForestCup nestTiny · 8 g
ID tip
Adult birds are around 11 cm (4.3 in) in length. The male rose robin has a pink breast and abdomen, with dark grey head, throat, back and tail. The frons and outer tail shafts are white. There is no white wing bar. The female is plain-coloured; pale grey-brown above, and grey-white underneath, with small white marks on the wings and over the bill. The bill, legs and eyes are black. Both the male and female make a tick call.
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When to see the Rose Robin
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Rose Robin
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Rose Robin
The rose robin is a small passerine bird native to Australia. Like many brightly coloured robins of the Petroicidae, it is sexually dimorphic. The male has a distinctive pink breast. Its upperparts are dark grey with white frons, and its tail black with white tips. The underparts and shoulder are white. The female is an undistinguished grey-brown. The robin has a small black bill and eyes.
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Easily confused with
South Island RobinPetroica australisThe South Island robin is a small passerine, 10–18 cm in length and weighing around 35 g.
Flame RobinPetroica phoeniceaThe largest of the red robins, the flame robin is 12–14 cm (4.7–5.5 in) long.
TomtitPetroica macrocephalaThe tomtit is a small (13 cm, 11 g) bird with a large head and a short bill.
Side by side: Rose Robin vs Tomtit · Flame Robin vs Rose Robin · Rose Robin vs South Island Robin
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