White-faced Robin (species: Tregellasia leucops) in Varirata NP, Papua New Guinea (Gaia Guide)
Tregellasia leucops
White-faced Robin


©Greg Miles: White-faced Robin (Tregellasia leucops)

©Tom Tarrant: White-faced Robin (Tregellasia leucops)
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Petroicidae
Genus Tregellasia
Species Tregellasia leucops
Status least concern

Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

It has an easily recognised white face with the rest of the head being a dark olive green colour. The back, shoulders and rump are a lighter olive green colour.  The wings and tail are olive brown.  The under parts are yellow with an olive wash on the breast. The legs are yellow.  Juveniles are browner on their upperparts and duller coloured on their underparts.

Size

  • Up to 13 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. (Wikipedia)

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