m (genus tags added) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | + | {{incomplete}} | |
| − | |||
[[Image:Yellow_Robin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Neil fifer<br />Photo showing Eastern Yellow Robin taken: Sydney,Australia.]] | [[Image:Yellow_Robin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Neil fifer<br />Photo showing Eastern Yellow Robin taken: Sydney,Australia.]] | ||
| − | + | ;[[:Category:Eopsaltria|Eopsaltria]] australis | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| Line 24: | Line 23: | ||
{{GSearch|Eopsaltria+australis}} | {{GSearch|Eopsaltria+australis}} | ||
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=65&bid=1067 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=65&bid=1067 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eopsaltria]] |
Revision as of 15:17, 7 November 2008
|
This article is incomplete. This article is missing one or more sections. You can help the BirdForum Opus by expanding it. |
|
- Eopsaltria australis
Identification
15-16cm. Mid grey upper body and head, bright yellow underparts and rump, white chin and upper throat.
Distribution
Taxonomy
It belongs to the genus Eopsaltria, whose Australian members are known colloquially as "Yellow Robins" as distinct from the "Red Robins" of the genus Petroica.
Habitat
Heaths, acacia scrub, woodlands, near water, preferring fairly dark, shaded locations.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects such as spiders, moths, grasshopper, wasps and flies.
They breed communally; the nest is cup made of fine plant material and spider web, disguised with lichen, moss, bark, or leaves.
