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Back to the collectionA synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands · Plate 7
Historical bird plate: Flame Robin

Multi-species plate · Gould · 1837-1838

Three birds identified on this plate

Flame Robin · Norfolk Robin · Red-capped Robin

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01Flame Robin
Petroica phoeniceaPetroica phoeniceaShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the platePetroica phoenicea
Name used todayPetroica phoeniceaFlame Robin

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

02Norfolk Robin
Petroica multicolorPetroica multicolorShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the platePetroica multicolor
Name used todayPetroica multicolorNorfolk Robin

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

03Red-capped Robin
Petroica goodenoviiPetroica goodenoviiShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the platePetroica goodenovii
Name used todayPetroica goodenoviiRed-capped Robin

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands, Single volume
Plate
7
Creator
John Gould; plates predominantly by Elizabeth Gould
Holding institution
Museums Victoria
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain — source record marked not in copyright.