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Like the rest of the Australasian robins, the scarlet robins are stocky passerines with large heads. They range in size from 12 to 13.5 cm in length and weigh between 12 and 14 g. The plumage is sexually dimorphic. The males have black heads, backs and tails, black and white wings, a scarlet red breast, and white belly, forehead and rump. The female matches the male in pattern, but is duller, with brown plumage instead of black, a much more washed-out red on the breast, and a buff belly. Juvenile birds resemble the female without the reddish wash on the breast.
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When to see the Scarlet Robin
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Scarlet Robin
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Scarlet Robin
The scarlet robin is a common red-breasted Australasian robin in the passerine bird genus Petroica. The species is found on continental Australia and its offshore islands, including Tasmania. The species was originally split in 1999 by Schodde and Mason, and as the original collection by Gmelin was from Norfolk Island, this retained the name of multicolor, and is now known as the Norfolk robin.
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Easily confused with
Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenoviiThe smallest of the red robins, the red-capped robin is 10.5–12.5 cm (4.1–4.9 in) long with a wingspan of 15–19.5 cm (5.9–7.7 in), and weighs around 7–9 g (0.25–0.31 oz).
TomtitPetroica macrocephalaThe tomtit is a small (13 cm, 11 g) bird with a large head and a short bill.
Flame RobinPetroica phoeniceaThe largest of the red robins, the flame robin is 12–14 cm (4.7–5.5 in) long.
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