Eastern yellow robin
Eopsaltria australis (Shaw, 1790)
The eastern yellow robin (Eopsaltria australis) is a species in the family Petroicidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 18 g to 22.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the eastern yellow robin
- Weight
- 18 g – 22.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 12 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.2 – 2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the eastern yellow robin live?
Not recorded
What is the eastern yellow robin?
The eastern yellow robin (Eopsaltria australis) 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 eastern 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.
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What does the eastern yellow robin sound like?
Is the eastern yellow robin endangered?
The eastern yellow robin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the eastern yellow robin classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPetroicidae
- genusEopsaltria
- SpeciesEopsaltria australis (Shaw, 1790)
Synonyms Motacilla australis
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- Yellow robinEnglish
- Yellow robinEnglish
- petroica ventregroga occidentalCatalan
- lejsčík žlutýCzech
- robin felynWelsh
- Gul SangfluesnapperDanish
- GoldbauchschnäpperGerman
- flavbrusta petroikoEsperanto
- Petroica amarillaSpanish
- koldmiroEstonian
- keltaoliivisieppoFinnish
- Miro à poitrine jauneFrench
- sivoglavi batićCroatian
- sárgabegyű cinegelégykapóHungarian
- Petroica giallaItalian
- ヒガシキバラヒタキJapanese
- madaankgs
- rytinė musinukinė liepsnelėLithuanian
- GroenstuitvliegenvangerDutch
- gulbrystflueskvettNorwegian
- gwizdacz żółtyPolish
- petróica-amarelaPortuguese
- papinho-amarelo-orientalPortuguese
- Жёлтая дриадаRussian
- Золотобрюхая зарянковая мухоловкаRussian
- mucholovka žltoprsáSlovak
- östlig gulsydhakeSwedish
- Doğulu Sarı BülbülTurkish
- королець жовтийUkrainian
- 黃鴝鶲Chinese
- 东黄鸲鹟Chinese
Relatives of the eastern yellow robin
Other species in the same genus Eopsaltria.
White-breasted robin
Eopsaltria georgiana
Western yellow robin
Eopsaltria griseogularis
CompareEastern yellow robin vs White-breasted robinEastern yellow robin vs Western yellow robin
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the eastern yellow robin?
An adult eastern yellow robin weighs 18 g – 22.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the eastern yellow robin endangered?
The eastern yellow robin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the eastern yellow robin?
The eastern yellow robin (Eopsaltria australis) belongs to the family Petroicidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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