BirdUp · Species
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis(Shaw, 1790)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Petroicidae
- Genus
- Eopsaltria
At a glance
The Eastern Yellow Robin is a small bird, about 14–17 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 14–17 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does an Eastern Yellow Robin look like?
The Eastern Yellow Robin is a small bird, about 14–17 cm long and weighing 12–30 g.
The eastern yellow robin is an Australasian robin of coastal and sub-coastal eastern Australia. The extent of the eastern yellow robin's residence is from the extreme southeast corner of South Australia through most of Victoria and the western half of New South Wales and north as far as Cooktown. Tropical Northern Queensland birds are mainly restricted to the warm heights of the Great Dividing Range.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see an Eastern Yellow Robin?
The Eastern Yellow Robin is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
What sound does an Eastern Yellow Robin make?
Recordings of the Eastern Yellow Robin on BirdUp feature its song.
Call · Quality B
Rob Nicholson · Pinnacle Walk & Lookout, Border Ranges, Kyogle Council, New South Wales, Australia
song · Quality B
James Ray · Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council, New South Wales, Australia
Call
Thomas Mesaglio · Grants Beach Walking Trail and surrounding reserve behind Grants Beach, North Haven, New South Wales
Call
jimchurches · Tidbinbilla, Remainder of ACT, AU-CT, AU
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does an Eastern Yellow Robin eat?
The Eastern Yellow Robin feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
5 photos
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