Petroica boodang

Scarlet Robin at Mount Clear, ACT

Petroica boodang at Mount Clear, ACT - 10 Oct 2019
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Identification history

Petroica boodang 14 Oct 2019 natureguy
Petroica boodang 11 Oct 2019 KMcCue

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I assume it had a nearby nest as it aggressively chased off a Fan-tailer Cuckoo. Only had my phone for photos.

3 comments

   14 Oct 2019
Just checking it wasn't a red-capped, because there's been a few around the region and it looks like it has a fair bit of white between the red and wings.
KMcCue wrote:
   14 Oct 2019
I'll try to get a better photo next time.
natureguy wrote:
   15 Oct 2019
I blew up the image and it looked like Scarlet to me.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Petroica boodang Scientific name
  • Scarlet Robin Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Very rare / threatened
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1168m Recorded at altitude
  • 743 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Petroica multicolor

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