Colours
Distinguishing features
It is a bird of subdued appearance with grey head and nape blending into an olive green upperparts, more brownish on the wings and tail. The throat is white and the lores off-white in the southern race and buff in the northern race. The breast and belly are yellow. The legs are yellow-orange and the iris dark brown. The thin black bill is around 1.5 cm long. Juvenile birds are rufous with paler streaks on the head. (Wikipedia)
Size
- From 12 cm to 13.5 cm (Length of specimen)
Wingspan
- Wingspan data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
Eastern Yellow Robin (species: Eopsaltria (Eopsaltria) australis)
The Pale-yellow Robin can be distinguished from the Eastern Yellow Robin, as the latter bird has black legs rather than pinky yellow legs and is a little larger.
Distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
It is endemic to eastern Australia. Sedentary in its range, the Pale-yellow Robin is found from Mount Amos to Paluma in North Queensland, and from Cooloola on the Sunshine Coast south to Barrington Tops National Park in New South Wales. It prefers rainforest or dense eucalypt forest, particularly where the lawyer vine grows. (Wikipedia)
Diet
It is predominantly insectivorous, though it may supplement its diet with seeds. (Wikipedia)
