Pink robin

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Pink robin

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Infraorder:
Passerides
Family: Petroicidae
Genus: Petroica
Species:
P. rodinogaster
Binomial name
Petroica rodinogaster
(Drapiez, 1819)

The pink robin (Petroica rodinogaster) is a small

Petroicidae, it is sexually dimorphic. Measuring 13.5 cm (5.3 in) in length, the robin has a small, thin, black bill, and dark brown eyes and legs.[3] The male has a distinctive white forehead spot and pink breast, with grey-black upperparts, wings and tail. The belly is white. The female has grey-brown plumage.[4] The position of the pink robin and its Australian relatives on the passerine family tree is unclear; the Petroicidae are not closely related to either the European or American robins, but appear to be an early offshoot of the Passerida group of songbirds
.

Taxonomy

Described by Belgian naturalist

honeyeaters, and crows.[7] However, subsequent molecular research (and current consensus) places the robins as a very early offshoot of the Passerida (or "advanced" songbirds) within the songbird lineage.[8] Testing of the nuclear and mitochondrial DNA of Australian members of the genus Petroica suggests that the pink and rose robins are each other's closest relative within the genus.[9]

The generic name Petroica derives from the Ancient Greek petros 'stone' and oikos 'house'. The specific name rodinogaster derives from the Ancient Greek rhodinos 'pink' and gaster 'belly'.[10]

Male pink robin calling

Description

The pink robin is 13.5 cm (5.5 in) long and displays sexual dimorphism – the males and females have plumage which differ markedly. The male has a dark blackish-grey head, throat, back, wings and tail, a pink breast and belly fading to white on the lower abdomen, and a white forehead. The female is dark grey-brown above, with two buff-coloured wing-bars and pinkish-tinged underparts. The bill and feet are black, and the eyes are dark brown.[11]

Pink Robin, Tasmania

Distribution and habitat

Its range is the forests of southern

Victoria and neighbouring parts of South Australia and New South Wales, and Tasmania.[11]

Breeding

Breeding occurs from September to January. The nest is a well-made, neat, deep cup of moss. Spider webs, feathers and fur are used for binding or filling, and the nest is generally placed in a tree fork up to 5 m (15 ft) above the ground. A clutch of three or four eggs is laid. The eggs, which measure 18 by 14 mm, are greyish-, greenish- or blueish-white, and are marked with dark brown and lavender splotches and spots, usually concentrated around the large end.[12]

Feeding

Prey consists of a variety of spiders and insects, including caterpillars,

ichneumon wasps, beetles, flies and ants.[13]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22704825A93987153.en
    . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Pink Robin". BirdLife Australia. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  3. ^ "Pink robin (Petroica rodinogaster) - JungleDragon". www.jungledragon.com. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  4. ^ "Pink Robin - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  5. ^ Gill, F. and D. Donsker, eds. (2020). IOC World Bird List (v 10.1). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  6. ISBN 0-207-15400-7
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  7. ISBN 0-300-04085-7
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  8. PMID 15263073
    . Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  9. PMID 19463962
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  10. ^ Jobling, James A. "Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird-names". Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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  12. ISBN 0-646-42798-9
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  13. ISBN 0-643-05115-5
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