Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
AVES
Family
PETROICIDAE
Genus
Petroica
Species
rosea
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Rose Robin
Alternate name
Is historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Moderately common in open forest and rainforest.
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
True
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
In spring and summer in wet sclerophyll forests and rainforests, moving to more open, drier habitats in autumn and winter
Known location
Ormeau, Hinze Dam, Currumbin Valley, Ernest, Advancetown, Numinbah Valley, Southport, Tallebudgera C
Other locality
Widespread and moderately common in open forest and rainforest.
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
True
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Rainforest, wet sclerophyll, riparian forest, dry sclerophyll.
Specific ecology
Prefers a thick understorey.
Habitat
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
3. Continue planting the right type of trees to rplace the loss of older trees in reserves, streets and rural areas.
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
A regular winter visitor.
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
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Description
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