Snow Mountain Robin
Petroica archboldi
Snow Mountain Robin (Petroica archboldi) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Snow Mountain Robin (Petroica archboldi) is a member of the Petroicidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 12.2 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Petroicidae Australasian Robins
- Genus Petroica
- Species archboldi
Quick facts
- Weight
- 12.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Petroicidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Snow Mountain Robin is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Snow Mountain Robin is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Snow Mountain Robin (Petroica archboldi) is a species of bird in the Petroicidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU high montane wc New Guinea.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 12.2 g, with a wing length of about 9.3 cm and a tail of around 6.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 2,699 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Snow Mountain Robin?
The Snow Mountain Robin is a very small bird that weighs around 12.2 g.
Where does the Snow Mountain Robin live?
The Snow Mountain Robin is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU high montane wc New Guinea, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Snow Mountain Robin belong to?
The Snow Mountain Robin (Petroica archboldi) belongs to the Petroicidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Snow Mountain Robin eat?
The Snow Mountain Robin is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Snow Mountain Robin migrate?
The Snow Mountain Robin is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Snow Mountain Robin endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Snow Mountain Robin make?
1 real field recording of the Snow Mountain Robin — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Snow Mountain Robin's range?
The Snow Mountain Robin has a mapped global range of about 2,699 km².
Conservation
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