Rose robin
Rose robin | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Infraorder: | Passerides
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Family: | Petroicidae |
Genus: | Petroica |
Species: | P. rosea
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Binomial name | |
Petroica rosea Gould, 1840
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The distribution of the rose robin Data from The Atlas of Living Australia |
The rose robin (Petroica rosea) is a small
It is endemic to Australia east or south of the Great Dividing Range, from Queensland through to southeastern South Australia. Its natural habitats are the gullies and valleys of temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Taxonomy
Like all Australian robins, the rose robin is not closely related to either the
Description
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.[4]
Distribution and habitat
The rose robin occurs in eastern and southeastern Australia, from
Behaviour
Found in ones or twos, rose robins tend to feed in the tops of trees.
Breeding
Breeding season is from September to January with one or two broods raised. The nest is a neat, deep cup made of bits of moss and fern. Spider webs, feathers and fur are used for binding/filling, while lichen is placed on the nest exterior. The nest is generally situated in the fork of a large tree some 10–20 m (33–66 ft) above the ground. Two or three dull white eggs tinted bluish, greyish or brownish, and splotched with dark grey-brown, are laid. The eggs measure 17 mm x 13 mm.[5] The rose robin has been parasitised by the pallid cuckoo (Cuculus pallidus), brush cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus) and Horsfield's bronze cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis).[6]
References
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- ^ a b c Higgins, P.J. and J.M. Peter (eds) 2002. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds, Volume 6: Pardalotes to Shrike-thrushes. Oxford University Press, Melbourne.
- ^ "Fauna in Monash Indigenous Reserve Corridors". Monash City Council website. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
- ISBN 0-643-05115-5.