The Robusta Maculata was created between 1959 and 1965 at the Stazione Sperimentale di Pollicoltura, or experimental chicken breeding centre, of Rovigo, in the Veneto.
Together with the Pépoi, the Ermellinata di Rovigo, the Robusta Lionata and the Padovana, the Robusta Maculata is one of the five chicken breeds included in the CO.VA.