Survey effort guide Methods Hours Days Shipboard surveys 15 3 Land-based sea 8 4 observations* * Most useful during periods of rough weather. Scarlet robin () Common name Scarlet robin () Scientific name Petroica multicolor multicolor Family Petroicidae EPBC Act Vulnerable status Distinctiveness No similar species on . Movements Present throughout year (Hermes 1985; Robinson 1997); presumably sedentary. Breeding season Late September to March (Moore 1981; Schodde et al. 1983; Robinson 1988, 1997). Habitat Mainly inhabit native rainforest, with lower densities in habitats dominated by palms Rhopalostylis baueri or exotic African olives Olea europaea, and very occasionally in exotic eucalypt forest (Robinson 1988, 1997; Major 1989). Dispersion Usually seen singly or in twos. Resident and defend territories year-round. Territory sizes in rainforest, 0.42 ha (n=4); palm, 0.73 ha (n=2), resulting in
Survey effort guide Methods Hours Days Shipboard surveys 15 3 Land-based sea observations* 8 4 * Most useful during periods of rough weather. Scarlet robin () Common name Scarlet robin () Scientific name Petroica multicolor multicolor Family Petroicidae EPBC Act status Vulnerable Distinctiveness No similar species on . Movements Present throughout year (Hermes 1985; Robinson 1997); presumably sedentary. Breeding season Late September to March (Moore 1981; Schodde et al. 1983; Robinson 1988, 1997). Habitat Mainly inhabit native rainforest, with lower densities in habitats dominated by palms Rhopalostylis baueri or exotic African olives Olea europaea, and very occasionally in exotic eucalypt forest (Robinson 1988, 1997; Major 1989). Dispersion Usually seen singly or in twos. Resident and defend territories year-round. Territory sizes in rainforest, 0.42 ha (n=4); palm, 0.73 ha (n=2), resulting in
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