Petroica phoenicea

Flame Robin at Mount Clear, ACT

Petroica phoenicea at Mount Clear, ACT - 27 Oct 2019
Petroica phoenicea at Mount Clear, ACT - 27 Oct 2019
Petroica phoenicea at Mount Clear, ACT - 27 Oct 2019
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Identification history

Petroica phoenicea 6 Nov 2019 natureguy
Petroica phoenicea 3 Nov 2019 HarveyPerkins

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The photos are of a juvenile bird hunkered down in some dense prickly bushes. There were two adult male Flame Robins in the immediate vicinity, squabbling repeatedly.

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natureguy wrote:
   6 Nov 2019
Most likely species given the location and information.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 3 Abundance
  • 27 Oct 2019 01:23 PM Recorded on
  • HarveyPerkins Recorded by

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Petroica phoenicea Scientific name
  • Flame Robin Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1706.2m Recorded at altitude
  • 418 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information

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  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
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