Norfolk Island robin

Petroica multicolor

The Norfolk Island robin (Petroica multicolor) is a bird found in Australia and Norfolk Island. Found in Australia and Norfolk Island. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Petroica multicolor
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Australia and Norfolk Island

🏡 Where the Norfolk Island robin lives

Found in Australia and Norfolk Island.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 11 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by William Goulding (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC466790. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Norfolk Island robin

Where does the Norfolk Island robin live?

The Norfolk Island robin lives in Australia and Norfolk Island. Found in Australia and Norfolk Island.

What does the Norfolk Island robin eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Norfolk Island robin endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.