Rose Robin
Petroica rosea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPetroicidae (Australasian Robins)
- GenusPetroica (Typical Australasian Robins)
- SpeciesPetroica rosea (Rose Robin)
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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Rose Robin sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Springbrook National Park
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis
Lewin's Honeyeater
Meliphaga lewinii
Eastern Whipbird
Psophodes olivaceus
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Large-billed Scrubwren
Sericornis magnirostra
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rose Robin in Springbrook National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Rose Robin sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rose Robin in Springbrook National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Rose Robin in Springbrook National Park in our monthly data.