A small eastern Australian flycatcher, Petroica rosea (family Petroicidae), the male of which has a dark grey head and pinkish-red breast; also called rose-breasted robin.
Origin
1920s.
Definition of rose robin in US English:
rose robin
noun
A small eastern Australian flycatcher, Petroica rosea (family Petroicidae), the male of which has a dark grey head and pinkish-red breast; also called rose-breasted robin.