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Mangrove Robin
(Peneonanthe [Eopsaltria] pulverulenta)
: "Ashy Robin", "Mangrove Shrike-robin", "White-tailed Robin"
Size: 15-16.5 cm
Weight: 18-24 g
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Similar species |
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Physical description |
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Mangove Robins are large robins. They have a white throat
and otherwise light-grey front, from the breast down to
the undertail coverts. The top of the head, to just under
the eyes, is very dark grey; the nape of the neck and the
rest of the back is also dark-grey, but - except for the
flight feathers - a bit lighter than the crown. The tail
is also dark-grey.
The eyes have dark irises; the bill, legs and feet are
all dark-grey.
The shades of grey on the head and back depend on race.
Race
"leucura"
has the lightest grey,
"cinereiceps"
is ash-grey, with
"alligator"
being the darkest grey of all.
Juveniles
have a mottled brown front and a dark grey-brown
back heavily streaked with lighter grey.
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Taxonomy, classification |
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See Mangrove
Robin at Wikipedia  .
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Range, habitat, finding this species |
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and range
The overall distribution of this species can be assessed based
on sighting reports submitted by birdwatchers to
ebird.org
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The global distribution of the Mangrove Robin is available
HERE
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Mangrove Robins can be found in parts of eastern Indonesia, Papua
New Guinea and along the tropical coastal fringe of Australia.
In Australia there are three races of Mangrove Robins.
Endemic race "cinereiceps" populates a narrow coastal margin
along the Pilbara and the Kimberley in WA (but not the area of
Eighty Mile Beach in between).
Endemic race
"alligator" is found along the coastal fringe of the NT,
from the border with WA to the south-western part of the Gulf
of Carpentaria.
Race
"leucura"
occurs only in QLD, from about the
border with the NT, along Cape York peninsula and down the
tropical East coast, down to about the tropic of Capricorn.
Mangrove Robins have a strong preference for mangroves.
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Sightings |
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Race "leucura"
M. Eaton reports spotting a Mangrove Robin, race "leucura", at the
Esplanade, Cairns, QLD, in December 2018.
Race "alligator"
B. Hensen reports spotting Mangrove Robins, race "alligator", at
Leanyer Swamp, Darwin, NT, in July 2012.
H. Mouritsen reports spotting Mangrove Robins, race "alligator", in
Darwin, NT, in October 2015.
P. Brown reports spotting a Mangrove Robin, race "alligator", at
Fannie Bay, Darwin, NT, in July 2019.
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Photos |
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Race "leucura"
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ADULT |
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Near-frontal view of a Mangrove Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Esplanade, Cairns, QLD, December 2018]
Near-frontal view of a Mangrove Robin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Esplanade, Cairns, QLD, December 2018]
Race "alligator"
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ADULT |
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Lateral view of a Mangrove Robin (photo courtesy of H. Mouritsen)
[Darwin, NT, October 2015]
Lateral view of a Mangrove Robin (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Leanyer Swamp, Darwin, NT, July 2012]
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