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  3. Petroicidae
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  5. Kempiella
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  7. Yellow-legged Flyrobin

BirdUp · Species

Yellow-legged Flyrobin

Kempiella griseoceps(De Vis, 1894)

Conservation status: Least ConcernOrigin: Native
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Petroicidae
Genus
Kempiella

At a glance

The Yellow-legged Flyrobin is a tiny bird, about 12–13 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia.

Size
12–13 cm
Conservation status
Least Concern
Origin
Native
  • Identification
  • Where
  • Behaviour

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

What does a Yellow-legged Flyrobin look like?

The Yellow-legged Flyrobin is a tiny bird, about 12–13 cm long and weighing 12–15 g.

The yellow-legged flyrobin or yellow-legged flycatcher is a species of passerine bird in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae. It is found in New Guinea and Cape York Peninsula. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Length
11.5–13 cm
Weight
12–14.5 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

What does a Yellow-legged Flyrobin eat?

The Yellow-legged Flyrobin feeds on mainly insects and other small invertebrates., usually foraging in sally-striking and gleaning from foliage or trunks in the lower and middle canopy..

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Yellow-legged Flyrobin live in Australia?

The Yellow-legged Flyrobin is native to Australia.

Breeding range
New Guinea and north Cape York Pen. (far north-east Australia)