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which differ markedly. The male has a dark blackish-grey head, throat, back, wings and tail, a pink breast and belly fading to white on the lower abdomen, and a white forehead. The female is dark grey-brown above, with two buff-coloured wing-bars and pinkish-tinged underparts. The bill and feet are
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Loynes, Kate; Joseph, Leo; Keogh, J. Scott (2009). "Multi-locus phylogeny clarifies the systematics of the
Australo-Papuan robins (Family Petroicidae, Passeriformes)".
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lineage. Testing of the nuclear and mitochondrial DNA of
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in 1819, the pink robin is a member of the
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The pink robin is 13.5 cm (5.5 in) long and displays
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comprising many tropical and
Australian passerines, including
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are each other's closest relative within the genus.
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Species of songbird native to southeastern
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832:The Food of Australian Birds: (II) Passerines
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603:The Robins and Flycatchers of Australia
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807:Australian Birds: Their Nests and Eggs
723:Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
414:Its range is the forests of southern
307:(or "advanced" songbirds) within the
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1607:Petroica_(Erythrodryas)_rodinogaster
395:black, and the eyes are dark brown.
1848:IUCN Red List least concern species
482:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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784:. Adelaide: Rigby. p. 171.
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264:Described by Belgian naturalist
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830:Barker RD, Vestjens WJ (1984).
626:Sibley CG, Ahlquist JE (1990).
471:BirdLife International (2016).
338:derives from the Ancient Greek
326:derives from the Ancient Greek
284:studies placed this group in a
590:http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
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390:– the males and females have
220:bird native to southeastern
735:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.05.012
454:, beetles, flies and ants.
334:'house'. The specific name
315:suggests that the pink and
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1873:Endemic birds of Australia
805:Beruldsen, Gordon (2003).
418:and neighbouring parts of
1868:Birds of Victoria (state)
1503:Golden-bellied flyrobin (
1476:Yellow-bellied flyrobin (
601:Boles, Walter E. (1988).
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1467:Lemon-bellied flyrobin (
1380:P. m. chathamensis
489:: e.T22704825A93987153.
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902:Greater ground robin (
683:10.1073/pnas.0401892101
363:Male pink robin calling
1315:Snow Mountains robin (
1130:White-breasted robin (
1121:Western yellow robin (
1112:Eastern yellow robin (
1046:Black-throated robin (
944:Northern scrub robin (
935:Southern scrub robin (
780:Slater, Peter (1974).
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1593:Petroica rodinogaster
1563:Petroica rodinogaster
1260:Green-backed robin (
1055:Banded yellow robin (
1010:Black-chinned robin (
911:Lesser ground robin (
885:(Australasian robins)
475:Petroica rodinogaster
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282:DNA-DNA hybridisation
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189:Petroica rodinogaster
1360:North Island robin (
1324:South Island robin (
1203:White-winged robin (
1176:White-rumped robin (
1037:White-browed robin (
953:Papuan scrub robin (
566:"Pink Robin - eBird"
546:www.jungledragon.com
171:P. rodinogaster
1088:White-faced robin (
1079:Pale-yellow robin (
1019:Black-sided robin (
977:Grey-headed robin (
674:2004PNAS..10111040B
228:are cool temperate
40:Conservation status
1651:BirdLife-Australia
1534:Torrent flyrobin (
1351:Red-capped robin (
1269:White-eyed robin (
1028:Buff-sided robin (
756:Jobling, James A.
522:BirdLife Australia
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238:sexually dimorphic
1863:Birds of Tasmania
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1807:Open Tree of Life
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1512:Canary flyrobin (
1487:M. flavovirescens
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988:H. albispecularis
388:sexual dimorphism
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