EASTERN YELLOW ROBIN

The Eastern Yellow Robin is a medium sized robin. It has a grey back and head, and yellow underparts. Southern birds have an olive-yellow rump, while in northern birds it is brighter yellow. The throat is off-white and, in flight, there is a pale off-white wing bar. The bill is black. Both sexes are similar in plumage colour and pattern, but the female is slightly smaller. Young Eastern Yellow Robins are rufous-brown.

They are usually first seen perched on the side of a tree trunk or other low perch. When they spy a worm or other tasty morsel on the ground they pounce then return to their previous perch or fly a short distance to a new one. When flying their yellow plumage is distinctive but when still their grey colouring enables them to ‘disappear’.