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Sighting 4231760

Petroica rosea

Rose Robin at Mittagong, NSW

Petroica rosea at Mittagong, NSW - 6 Sep 2017 12:37 PM
Petroica rosea at Mittagong, NSW - 6 Sep 2017 12:37 PM
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Identification history

Petroica rosea 8 Aug 2019 BLSHTwo
Petroica rosea 8 Aug 2019 SuperbLB

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3 comments

KarenG wrote:
   9 Aug 2019
Gorgeous!!
BLSHFour wrote:
   9 Aug 2019
This a a male Rose Robin. It is the only local male robin that does not have white on the wings but it does have white feathers on the side of the tail that make it obvious in flight. These are easily seen in this photo. It is very arboreal. BLSHFour
NigeHartley wrote:
   9 Aug 2019
Lovely photo, haven't seen at the Southern end of the Southern Highlands

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Species information

  • Petroica rosea Scientific name
  • Rose Robin Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1113.8m Recorded at altitude
  • 207 images trained Machine learning

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