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

Alternative name: Yellow-bellied Robin

Cryptomicroeca flaviventris

Eopsaltria 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

Formerly placed in genus Microeca or in Eopsaltria.

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., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)

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