Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287:reg:3:p146
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Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 146/276)
Character Range: 564744–567743

for Australian Birds. Environment Australia.
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Petroica multicolor—Norfolk Island robin

Conservation significance
Endemic to Norfolk Island.
EPBC Act Listing Status: Vulnerable.
Non-statutory Listing Status: Described as Endangered in the Action Plan for Australian Birds 2020 (Garnett & Baker 2021).

Distribution and abundance
The endemic Norfolk Island robin was once common and widespread over Norfolk Island (and probably also on Phillip Island), but its range has contracted significantly since about 1960 (Schodde et al. 1983; Robinson 1988). The remaining population is almost entirely confined to Norfolk Island National Park and a few adjacent forested areas including some private properties and Selwyn Reserve (Robinson 1988, 1997; Major 1989; Bell 1990; M Christian 2024. pers comm 12 January).
There was little change in the density of birds inside the national park from 1987 to 1996, and the population appeared likely to remain stable if predator control continued (Robinson 1997).
There were estimated to be 750 mature Norfolk Island robins in the park in 2018 (about 375 pairs; Dawlings & Clarke unpublished report cited in Nance et al. 2021b) compared with 520 pairs (1040 individuals) in 1987 and 380–440 pairs (760–880 individuals) in 1996 (Robinson 1988).
Other important sites outside the park include the valleys between Prince Phillip Drive and Mt Pitt Road, between Douglas Drive and the park boundary, and valleys near Duncombe Bay (Commonwealth of Australia 2005). Occasional sightings elsewhere on the island since 2017 (for example a private rehabilitation site above Bloody Bridge) probably represent dispersing individuals (Nance et al. 2021b).
The distribution is shown in Map 21.

Ecology
Breeding season is late September to March. The species can breed in the first year of life and produce two eggs per season. On average each pair produces one fledgling per year (Major 1989). Nests