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title: "Red-capped Robin"
description: "Petroica goodenovii — Uccelli. The red-capped robin (Petroica goodenovii) is a small passerine bird native to Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/red-capped-robin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-capped Robin

> Petroica goodenovii — Uccelli. The red-capped robin (Petroica goodenovii) is a small passerine bird native to Australia.

- Scientific name: *Petroica goodenovii*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 3753
- Wikidata: [Q1083073](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1083073)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14169](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14169)

## Names

- en: Red-capped Robin
- de: Rotstirnschnäpper
- es: Petroica frentirroja
- fr: Miro à front rouge
- pl: Skalinek czerwonoczelny

## Countries with the most observations

AU (3667)

## Summary

The red-capped robin (Petroica goodenovii) is a small passerine bird native to Australia. Found in drier regions across much of the continent, it inhabits scrub and open woodland. Like many brightly coloured robins of the family Petroicidae, it is sexually dimorphic. Measuring 10.5–12.5 cm (4.1–4.9 in) in length, the robin has a small, thin, black bill, and dark brown eyes and legs. The male has a distinctive red cap and red breast, black upperparts, and a black tail with white tips. The underparts and shoulders are white. The female is an undistinguished grey-brown. This species uses a variety of songs, and males…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-capped_robin

## Photo

![Red-capped Robin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-capped-robin/medium.jpg)

Photo: julie burgher · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/227650068

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-capped-robin?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).