Alternative name: Yellow Robin
- Eopsaltria australis
Identification
15-16cm (5¾-6¼ in)
- Mid grey upperparts and head
- Bright yellow underparts
- Olive rump and upper tail coverts
- White chin and upper throat
Variations
Subspecies chrysorrhos has a yellow rump and upper tail coverts.
Distribution
Australia: found in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- E. a. chrysorrhos:
- Eastern Australia (Cooktown, Queensland to Hunter River, New South Wales)
- E. a. australis:
- South-eastern Australia (central New South Wales to Victoria and south-eastern South Australia)
Habitat
Mainly coastal areas, in shaded forest undergrowth and woodland, occasionally mallee, mulga and other scrub. Rainforests, scrubby eucalypt woodland, urban woodland and along river edges.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes invertebrates and insects such as tics, spiders, flies, moths, wasps and grasshoppers.
Breeding
Communal breeders. The cup-shaped nest is formed from fine plant material and spider's web, disguised with lichen, moss, bark, or leaves.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Wikipedia
- Lamington National Park
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Eastern Yellow Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Eastern_Yellow_Robin
External Links
