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Photo by Neil fifer
Sydney, Australia, July 2006

Alternative name: Eastern Yellow Robin

Eopsaltria australis

Identification

15-16cm

  • Mid grey upperparts and head
  • Bright yellow underparts and rump
  • White chin and upper throat

Distribution

Australia: found in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

  • E. a. chrysorrhos:
  • E. a. australis:

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

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase
  3. BF Member observations
  4. Wikipedia
  5. Lamington National Park

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