Eopsaltria australia

Size: Birds Size: 15 cm

Family: Petroicidae (Australo-Papuan Robins, Scrub-robins, 20 species in Australia)

Distribution: Within about 500 km of the coasts of NSW, South QLD, Most of VIC.

Status: Common

Habitat: Wet open forests, woodlands, coastal thickets.

References: Simpson and Day, Reader's Digest

About the Eastern Yellow Robin

The Eastern Yellow Robin is a lovely, friendly bird. They are curious and inquisitive. Several times I have almost (but not quite) had one fly close enough to land on me. Since they are so small this is not annoying like it would be if a magpie did that.

Once when I was building a wilderness shelter two of them were hanging around the whole time, sometimes sitting on the shelter framework about half a metre from me.

Photo: Blaxland, Blue Mountains NSW.

Photo: Blaxland, Blue Mountains NSW.

Artwork: John Gould, 'The Birds of Australia', 1848. Higher Resolution 669 x 1000.

See Also

Australian Mammals
Australian Reptiles
Australian Frogs
Australian Fish
Australian Spiders and Their Faces
Australian Wild Plant Foods

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