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Male
Photo by Weiss1
Hattah-Kulkyne, Australia, September 2010

Petroica goodenovii

[edit] Identification

11-12 cm
Male

• Black upperparts
• White underparts
• Scarlet cap
• White shoulders
• Red breast
• Black throat
• White barring on wings
• White edged black tail
  

Female
Photo by feral
Mallee and Banksia areas, Australia, June 2009

Female:

• Grey-brown upperparts
• Whitish underparts
• Brownish-black wings
• Buff wing bars
• May have faint red on the breast
  

Young birds: similar to females

• Streaked white upperparts
• Pale buff wing bar
• Dark brown streaks on breasts and sides

[edit] Similar Species

Similar in morph and markings to all the other members of its genus, but P. multicolor is the only one with a red cap.

[edit] Distribution

Juvenile
Photo by bazz
Mid north , South Australia, December 2011

This is the most widely distributed of the Petroica robins. Its range covers most of the lower two-thirds of Australia except close to the coastline; most common in Victoria and the southwest.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

[edit] Habitat

Tall trees or shrubs, such as eucalypt, acacia and cypress pine woodlands.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

Its diet includes insects and other invertebrates. It is a ground feeder.

[edit] Breeding

It builds a cup-shaped nest of bark, grass, and rootlets. The male feeds the female during nest-building and incubation. The female incubates the eggs alone but both sexes feed the young.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Birds in Backyards

• List of references

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID