Rose robin

The rose robin (Petroica rosea) is a small passerine bird native to Australia.

It was first described by ornithologist John Gould in 1840, with its specific epithet derived from the Latin roseus 'pink'.

The male rose robin has a pink breast and abdomen, with dark grey head, throat, back and tail.

The female is plain-coloured; pale grey-brown above, and grey-white underneath, with small white marks on the wings and over the bill.

[7] Found in ones or twos, rose robins tend to feed in the tops of trees.

[4] Insects and spiders form the bulk of the diet, with most being caught while the robin is flying.

Two or three dull white eggs tinted bluish, greyish or brownish, and splotched with dark grey-brown, are laid.

Female in Kobble Creek , southeast Queensland , Australia