Red-capped Robin
Male, profile
Ellura
Red-capped Robin
Male, anterior
 
                      
Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
Order: Perching Birds (Passeriformes)
Family: Australasian Robin (Petroicidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)
This Photo:     Male, Cap

Thank you LeithallB for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
Female is a pretty, petite bird. Male has bright red cap and breast, black wings & back. White under.
It's easy to miss the red cap when it is turned slightly away.

Copyright © 2012-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 02-Aug-2012
This species is classed as NT (Near Threatened) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)