Pink Robin

Pink Robins, a little passerine bird found in Southeast Australia (Petroica rodinogaster). Its native habitat is the lonely, temperate woods of southeast Australia. It has sexual dimorphism, like many other vibrantly colored Petroicidae robins. The robin is a little, thin-billed bird with dark brown eyes and legs that measures 13.5 cm in length. The male has a pink breast, a distinctive white mark on his forehead, and black wings and a tail on top of his grey-black upper body. The belly is white. Gray-brown describes the female's feathers.

The pink robin and its Australian relatives are not closely related to either the European or American robins, but rather appear to be an early branch of the Passerida group of songbirds, hence its position on the passerine family tree is unknown. September through January are the breeding months. The nest is a clean, deep cup constructed of moss. The nest is often built in a tree fork up to 5 meters (15 feet) above the ground using spider webs, feathers, and hair for binding or filling. There is a clutch of three to four eggs laid. The 18 by 14 mm-sized eggs are characterized by dark brown and lavender splotches and spots, which are typically concentrated near the large end. They are also greyish, greenish, or blueish white.