Petroica phoenicea

Flame Robin at Tennent, ACT

Petroica phoenicea at Tennent, ACT - 24 Aug 2018
Petroica phoenicea at Tennent, ACT - 24 Aug 2018
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Identification history

Petroica phoenicea 25 Aug 2018 natureguy
Melanodryas cucullata cucullata 25 Aug 2018 RodDeb

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4 comments

RodDeb wrote:
   27 Aug 2018
the markings and colour match other examples on CNM for Hooded Robins, they are not brown like the female Flame Robins. Can you please review this identification. Thanks.
   7 Sep 2018
Not sure whether it is a Hooded but I agree colouration is quite odd (particularly in the second photo showing a distinct line between paler breasts/ darker head). We will review this sighting.
RodDeb wrote:
   8 Sep 2018
Thanks it was a cloudy morning and the colours were duller than normal not clear and crisp. Sure makes a difference when the sun is out especially on black or dark coloured birds.
   14 Oct 2018
While I'm personally undecided (leaning towards Hooded?) I think the wider consensus remains Flame, so in the absence of a more authoritative opinion I will leave this as is for now.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 24 Aug 2018 09:51 AM Recorded on
  • RodDeb Recorded by

Species information

  • Petroica phoenicea Scientific name
  • Flame Robin Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Vulnerable *
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1706.2m Recorded at altitude
  • 539 images trained Machine learning
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