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Rose Robin

Petroica rosea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kosciuszko National Park
83 Verified records at Kosciuszko National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The rose robin (Petroica rosea) is a small passerine bird native to Australia. Like many brightly coloured robins of the Petroicidae, it is sexually dimorphic. The male has a distinctive pink breast. Its upperparts are dark grey with white frons, and its tail black with white tips. The underparts and shoulder are white. The female is an undistinguished grey-brown. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Rose Robin sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 83 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kosciuszko National Park

Flame Robin
LC Endemic

Flame Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petroica phoenicea

30–40% · Possible
Scarlet Robin
LC Endemic

Scarlet Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petroica boodang

10–20% · With luck
Pink Robin
LC Endemic

Pink Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petroica rodinogaster

<5% · Rare
Red-capped Robin
LC Endemic

Red-capped Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petroica goodenovii

Insufficient data
Eastern Yellow Robin
LC Endemic

Eastern Yellow Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eopsaltria australis

40–50% · Likely
Jacky Winter
LC

Jacky Winter

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microeca fascinans

<5% · Rare
Hooded Robin
LC Endemic

Hooded Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melanodryas cucullata

Insufficient data
Grey Fantail
LC

Grey Fantail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhipidura albiscapa

60–70% · Likely
Pied Currawong
LC Endemic

Pied Currawong

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Strepera graculina

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Caligavis chrysops

60–70% · Likely
White-throated Treecreeper
LC

White-throated Treecreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cormobates leucophaea

50–60% · Likely
Brown Thornbill
LC Endemic

Brown Thornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthiza pusilla

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
2 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
4 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
6 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
7 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
8 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
9 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rose Robin in Kosciuszko National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Rose Robin sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 83 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rose Robin in Kosciuszko National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Rose Robin in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.

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