Pale Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria capito
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,201
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
Description
The pale-yellow robin (Eopsaltria capito) is a species of passerine bird in the family Petroicidae. It is endemic to eastern Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is an undistinguished bird with a grey head and olive upperparts, white throat and yellow underparts. The genders are similar. Two subspecies are recognised: the smaller nana from North Queensland, and the larger and uncommon nominate race capito from southeast Queensland and northeastern New South Wales. It is also insectivorous.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Pale-yellow robin”.