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Rose Robin

Petroica rosea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Wilsons Promontory National Park
22 Verified records at Wilsons Promontory National Park
November 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Rose Robin sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Wilsons Promontory National Park

Flame Robin
LC Endemic

Flame Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petroica phoenicea

<5% · Rare
Scarlet Robin
LC Endemic

Scarlet Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petroica boodang

<5% · Rare
Pink Robin
LC Endemic

Pink Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petroica rodinogaster

Insufficient data
Eastern Yellow Robin
LC Endemic

Eastern Yellow Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eopsaltria australis

50–60% · Likely
Superb Fairywren
LC Endemic

Superb Fairywren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malurus cyaneus

80–90% · Very likely
Australian Magpie
LC

Australian Magpie

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnorhina tibicen

70–80% · Very likely
Red Wattlebird
LC Endemic

Red Wattlebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthochaera carunculata

70–80% · Very likely
Grey Fantail
LC

Grey Fantail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhipidura albiscapa

60–70% · Likely
Brown Thornbill
LC Endemic

Brown Thornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthiza pusilla

50–60% · Likely
White-browed Scrubwren
LC Endemic

White-browed Scrubwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sericornis frontalis

50–60% · Likely
Crescent Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Crescent Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus

40–50% · Likely
Silvereye
LC Endemic

Silvereye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops lateralis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
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 Wilsons Promontory National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rose Robin sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

November has the highest sighting rate for Rose Robin in Wilsons Promontory National Park in our monthly data.

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