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Norfolk or Pacific Robin

Petroica [multicolor, pusilla or polymorpha] (= Petroica multicolor) (Gmelin, JF 1789)

The Norfolk robin, also known as the Norfolk Island scarlet robin or Norfolk Island robin, is a small bird in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae. It is endemic to Norfolk Island, an Australian territory in the Tasman Sea, between Australia and New Zealand. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Petroicidae
Genus:
   Petroica
Scientific:
  Petroica multicolor


Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1789)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.944

Protonym:
  Muscicapa multicolor

Type locality:
  Norfolk Island.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10286#page/445/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  840BFE3AED8D7715

Avibase ID:
  avibase-840BFE3A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/840BFE3A


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561942

Geographic range:

  • Petroica multicolor: Norfolk Island
  • Petroica pusilla pusilla: Samoa (Upolu and Savai'i)
  • Petroica pusilla similis: Vanuatu (Aneityum)
  • Petroica pusilla tannensis: Vanuatu (Tanna)
  • Petroica pusilla feminina: Vanuatu (Efate and Mai)
  • Petroica pusilla cognata: Vanuatu (Erromanga Island)
  • Petroica pusilla ambrynensis: Vanuatu and Banks Group
  • Petroica pusilla soror: Vanua Lava (Banks Group)
  • Petroica pusilla kleinschmidti: Fiji (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu)
  • Petroica pusilla taveunensis: Taveuni (Fiji)
  • Petroica pusilla becki: Kadavu (Fiji)
  • Petroica polymorpha polymorpha: Makira (southeastern Solomon Islands)
  • Petroica polymorpha septentrionalis: Bougainville (northwestern Solomon Islands)
  • Petroica polymorpha kulambangrae: Kolombangara (west-central Solomon Islands)
  • Petroica polymorpha dennisi: Guadalcanal (southeastern Solomon Islands)
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English:
Norfolk or Pacific Robin
French:
Miro de Norfolk ou M. du Pacifique


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Norfolk or Pacific Robin ( Petroica [multicolor, pusilla or polymorpha])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Norfolk or Pacific Robin ( Petroica [multicolor, pusilla or polymorpha])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Norfolk or Pacific Robin ( Petroica [multicolor, pusilla or polymorpha])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Norfolk or Pacific Robin ( Petroica [multicolor or pusilla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Norfolk or Pacific Robin ( Petroica [multicolor or pusilla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Norfolk or Pacific Robin ( Petroica [multicolor or pusilla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Norfolk or Pacific Robin ( Petroica [multicolor or pusilla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Norfolk or Pacific Robin ( Petroica [multicolor, pusilla or polymorpha])
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Miro écarlate ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Pacific Robin ( Petroica multicolor) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Petroica multicolor [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Petroica [multicolor, pusillla or boodang]

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Catalan: petroica del Pacífic
Czech: lejsčík šarlatovobřichý
Danish: Rødbrystet Sangfluesnapper
German: Scharlachschnäpper, Südsee-Scharlachschnäpper
English: Norfolk or Pacific Robin, Pacific Robin
English (IOC): Pacific/Norfolk Robin
Spanish: Petroica Multicolor, Tordo Australiano Carmín
Spanish (Spain): Petroica Multicolor
Spanish (HBW): Pacific Robin
Estonian: okeaania miro
Finnish: Punarintasieppo
French: Miro de Norfolk ou M. du Pacifique, Miro de Norfolk ou M. écarlate, Miro du Pacifique, Miro écarlate
Hungarian: skarlátbegyű cinegelégykapó
Italian: Balia pettirossa, Petroica pettirossa
Japanese (romaji): sanshouhitaki, taiheiyouhitaki
Japanese: サンショウヒタキ, サンショクヒタキ, タイヘイヨウヒタキ
Scientific: Muscicapa multicolor, Petroica [multicolor or pusilla], Petroica [multicolor, pusilla or polymorpha], Petroica multicolor, Petroica multicolor multicolor
Lithuanian: Raudonkrūtė petroika
Dutch: Karmijnvliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Melanesiaflugeskvett
Norwegian: melanesiaflueskvett, Skarlagenflueskvett
Polish: skalinek szkarlatny, skalinek szkarłatny
Portuguese: Rouxinol-escarlate
Russian: Алогрудая австралийская мухоловка
Slovak: mucholovka pestrá, Mucholovka šarlátová
Swedish: melanesisk sydhake, Rödbröstad sydhake
Ukrainian: Тоутоваї острівний
Chinese: 绯红鸲鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 緋紅鴝鶲

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