Birds of Canberra Gardens

Scarlet Robin
Petroica multicolor

The Scarlet Robin is the most common robin in the woodlands around Canberra, and the znost likely to be seen in gardens, as it is relatively tolerant of suburban conditions. They are usually seen singly or in pairs.

Scarlet Robins are typical of altitudinal migrants, being fairly common in winter and almost absent in summer. There is some variation in numbers from year to year but they were clearly least common in the first four years of the survey.

The only breeding record is of a dependent young late in October 1987.

© Canberra Ornithologists Group 2000