Description
English: Male Pacific robin, Nadarivatu-Nadrau Plateau, Viti Levu, Fiji; 1976 Aug. 2
Date 8 February 2012
Author William N. Beckon
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1976.08.02_12.45_pm_Pacific_robin,_Nadarivatu-Nadrau_Plateau,_Fiji_2897_c.jpg

The Pacific robin (Petroica pusilla), is a red-breasted Australasian robin in the passerine bird genus Petroica found in Melanesia and Polynesia. It is similar in plumage to the scarlet robin (Petroica boodang) of Australia, and until recently the two were considered conspecific until split in 1999 by Schodde and Mason. 14 subspecies of Pacific robin are currently recognised, and these subspecies display considerable variation in plumage, foraging preferences and habitat. The Norfolk robin was previously considered a subspecies of the Pacific robin, but is now considered a distinct species. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Petroicidae, Synonyms: Petroica multicolor.