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| | species = '''''P. goodenovii ''''' | | species = '''''P. goodenovii ''''' | ||
| | binomial = ''Petroica goodenovii '' | | binomial = ''Petroica goodenovii '' | ||
| | binomial_authority = (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) | | binomial_authority = (] & ], 1827) | ||
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| The '''Red-capped Robin''' (''Petroica goodenovii'') is a small ] ] native to ]. Like all Australian Robins, it is not closely related to either the ] nor the ], but belongs rather to a corvid superfamily comprising many tropical and australian passerines including ], ] and ] as well as ]s. it belongs to the genus '']'', whose Australian members are known colloquially as "Red Robins" as distinct from the "Yellow Robins" of teh genus '']''. | The '''Red-capped Robin''' (''Petroica goodenovii'') is a small ] ] native to ]. Like all Australian Robins, it is not closely related to either the ] nor the ], but belongs rather to a corvid superfamily comprising many tropical and australian passerines including ], ] and ] as well as ]s. it belongs to the genus '']'', whose Australian members are known colloquially as "Red Robins" as distinct from the "Yellow Robins" of teh genus '']''. | ||
| The male Red-capped Robin is black with a red cap and red breast. It has a small black bill and eyes. | |||
| It was decribed by ] and ] in 1827.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Vigors, N.A. & Horsfield, T. | date = 1827 | title = A description of the Australian birds in the collection of the Linnean Society; with an attempt at arranging them according to their natural affinities. | journal = Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. | volume = 15 | pages = 170-331}}</ref> The male Red-capped Robin is black with a red cap and red breast. It has a small black bill and eyes. | |||
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| Red-capped Robin | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Least Concern | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Petroicidae |
| Genus: | Cossypha |
| Species: | P. goodenovii |
| Binomial name | |
| Petroica goodenovii (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) | |
- Not to be confused with the Red-capped Robin-Chat.
The Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii) is a small passerine bird native to Australia. Like all Australian Robins, it is not closely related to either the European Robin nor the American Robin, but belongs rather to a corvid superfamily comprising many tropical and australian passerines including pardalotes, Fairy-wrens and honeyeaters as well as crows. it belongs to the genus Petroica, whose Australian members are known colloquially as "Red Robins" as distinct from the "Yellow Robins" of teh genus Eopsaltria.
It was decribed by Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Thomas Horsfield in 1827. The male Red-capped Robin is black with a red cap and red breast. It has a small black bill and eyes.
References
- Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern.
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- Vigors, N.A. & Horsfield, T. (1827). "A description of the Australian birds in the collection of the Linnean Society; with an attempt at arranging them according to their natural affinities". Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 15: 170–331.
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