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Red-capped Robin

Red-capped Robin

Petroica goodenovii

Petroicidae-

The male Red-capped Robin is black above and white below with a distinctive scarlet-red cap, white shoulders, and a red breast that contrasts strongly with a black throat. The black wing is barred white and the tail is black with white edges. Females are quite different in appearance: grey-brown above and off-white below, with a reddish cap, brown-black wings barred buff to white, and some have faint red on the breast.

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Uploaded on July 7, 2017
Taken on June 22, 2017