Hi All,
Behaviour is also usually very different. Whilst Pink Robins are often
(though not always) to be found on the ground or low in the foliage,
Rose Robins are a very arboreal species. That said, I have seen Rose
Robin fly down to the ground but it is not very typical and even when
down low they tend to be more active than other robins and rarely stop
flicking their wings or cocking their tail. The tail is also noticeably
longer.
Geoff, a great find close to Canberra, certainly not common birds in
our region! But Tallaganda is probably a very good spot to go looking. I
made a few outings last winter concentrating on trying to find Pink
Robins in the Brindabellas - a long shot for sure but I figured worth a
try. Drew a complete blank on each trip but there seems to me to be a
lot of suitable habitat for a wintering bird or at least birds passing
through in Autumn.
Cheers Dan
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:42:22 +1100
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Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Pink Robin
And, of course, the calls are very different. Seeing them regularly,
perhaps you have checked their calls as well?
David
On 24/03/2011 8:13 PM, Philip Veerman wrote:
There are slight shape and other
differences between the Pink Robin and the Rose Robin and
the wing marks are different but not by much. I suggest the
best consistent clue to distinguish the Pink Robin
from the others is the all dark tail (no white).
Philip
Hello
Martin
We
haven’t contributed to the list before, having only
recently subscribed - though we read the postings most
days. We visit the eastern part of Tallanganda State Forest and National Park
regularly (our lists are up on Eremaea for those
interested). Your posting about Rose Robin and Red-browed
Treecreeper makes us realise we have been remiss in not
visiting the western part of Tallaganda !
It
would be great to have the list’s thoughts on a Robin
species we have been seeing regularly this summer in the
eastern part of Tallaganda. We have tentatively
identified it as immature Pink Robin. Have you or others
seen Pink Robins at Tallanganda or elsewhere in the
region? There is one recent record on Eremaea for Pink
Robin at Monga National Park, which is not very
far from Tallanganda as the crow (or robin) flies, but the
Atlas does not list Pink Robin for this region over its
breeding season. The bird we have been seeing is a
“brown” bird with tan wing bars (definitely not buff or
white bars). We have seen it on Rocky Pic Road regularly – though
not in the past few weeks. It feeds from the ground and
is consistently above 1000 metres elevation. For
info, we also regularly see Scarlet and Flame Robins at
Tallaganda. The Flame Robin brown birds have buff or
creamy wingbars – and so look rather different to our
mystery bird. BTW, the Flame Robins are out in force at
present – including three coloured males and half a dozen
brown birds queueing up to bathe in a tiny puddle on Rocky
Pic Road yesterday afternoon. Very lovely.
Kim
and Geoff Larmour
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