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19

Buff-sided Robin

(Poecilodryas cerviniventris)
Alternate name(s): "Buff-sided Shrike-robin", "Buff-sided Flycatcher"
Size: 15-17 cm
Weight: 15-25 g

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Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Buff-sided Robin at Wikipedia .

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Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

ADULT

Sex unknown

Frontal view of a Buff-sided Robin (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, July 2016]

Near-frontal view of a Buff-sided Robin (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, July 2016]

Near-frontal view of a Buff-sided Robin issuing its call (photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Adels Grove, near Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, November 2020]

Close-up near-frontal/ventral view of a Buff-sided Robin (photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Adels Grove, near Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, December 2020]

Near-frontal/ventral view of a Buff-sided Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP, NT, July 2020]

Close-up near-lateral view of a Buff-sided Robin (photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Adels Grove, near Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, December 2020]

Near-lateral view of a Buff-sided Robin (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, July 2016]

Near-lateral view of a Buff-sided Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP, NT, July 2020]

Close-up near-lateral view of a Buff-sided Robin (photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Adels Grove, near Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, December 2020]

Near-lateral view of a Buff-sided Robin (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, July 2016]

Lateral view of a Buff-sided Robin (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, July 2016]

Partly obscured lateral view of a Buff-sided Robin (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, September 2019]

Close-up lateral/ventral view of a Buff-sided Robin (photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Adels Grove, near Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, December 2020]

Close-up near-dorsal view of a Buff-sided Robin (photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Adels Grove, near Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, December 2020]

Near-dorsal view of a Buff-sided Robin (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, July 2016]

Near-dorsal view of a Buff-sided Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP, NT, July 2020]

Near-dorsal/ventral view of a Buff-sided Robin looking sideways (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP, NT, July 2020]

Dorsal view of a Buff-sided Robin with its tail cocked (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Timber Creek, NT, March 2021]

Dorsal view of a Buff-sided Robin (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, July 2016]

Call(s)/Song

For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The interpretation of their meaning is our own; comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.

bufrobn_pb_20220105_2.m4a (Top End, NT) Contact calls(?) © PB
bufrobn_pb_20210118_2.m4a (Top End, NT) Contact calls(?) © PB
bufrobn_pb_20210118_1.m4a (Top End, NT) Contact calls(?) © PB
bufrobn_pb_20210118_4.m4a (Top End, NT) Contact calls(?) © PB
bufrobn_pb_20210118_3.m4a (Top End, NT) Contact calls(?) (+ Shining Flycatcher) © PB
bufrobn_pb_20210118.m4a (Top End, NT) Contact calls(?) (+ Australian Koel) © PB
bufrobn_pb_20220105_4.m4a (Top End, NT) Contact calls(?) (+ Brush Cuckoo) © PB
bufrobn_pb_20220105.m4a (Top End, NT) Contact calls(?) (+ White-gaped Honeyeater) © PB
bufrobn_me_20200724.m4a (Top End, NT) Territorial calls © ME
bufrobn_me_20200724_2.m4a (Top End, NT) Territorial calls © ME
bufrobn_pb_20210811.m4a (Top End, NT) ? © PB
bufrobn_pb_20220105_3.m4a (Top End, NT) ? © PB

More Buff-sided Robin sound recordings are available at xeno-canto.org .

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