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White-faced Robin
Tregellasia leucops(Salvadori, 1876)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Petroicidae
- Genus
- Tregellasia
At a glance
The White-faced Robin is a tiny bird, about 12–15 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 12–15 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Local
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a White-faced Robin look like?
The White-faced Robin is a tiny bird, about 12–15 cm long and weighing 11–23 g.
The white-faced robin is a species of bird in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae. It is found in New Guinea and eastern Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. This species was formerly placed in the genus Tregellasia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a White-faced Robin?
The White-faced Robin is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a White-faced Robin eat?
The White-faced Robin feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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