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Yellow-bellied Robin - BirdForum Opus

Photo by mehdhalaouate
Parc de la Riviere Bleu, Grande Terre, New Caledonia, July 2009

Alternative name: Yellow-bellied Flyrobin

Eopsaltria flaviventris

Cryptomicroeca flaviventris
Microeca flaviventris

Identification

14–15 cm

  • Grey face, ear coverts and neck sides
  • Pale grey lores
  • Dark olive-grey upperparts
  • Yellow belly

Distribution

New Caledonia

Taxonomy

Sometimes placed in genus Microeca.

Subspecies

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Humid and dry forests and woodland.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of insects which are forage on or near the ground.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)

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