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The largest of the red robins, the Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea) is a small bird native to Australia. Found in the cooler parts of south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania.


  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Subphylum: Vertebrata
  • Informal: Gnathostomata
  • Class: Aves
  • Order: Passeriformes
  • Suborder: Passeri
  • Informal: Corvida
  • Family: Petroicidae
  • Subfamily: Petroicinae
  • Genus: Petroica
  • Subgenus: infrageneric Littlera
  • Species: Petroica phoenicea

Images © Dorothy L


Footnote & References

  1. Petroica (Littlera) phoenicea Gould, 1837, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/fe74e658-4848-437a-a23d-f1001a198552

Australasian RobinsAustralasian Robins Index Eastern Yellow Robin Flame Robin Red-capped Robin Scarlet Robin

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