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Pale-yellow RobinAlternate name(s): "Large-headed Robin", "Pale Robin", "Rufous-lored Robin" Size: 12-13.5 cm Weight: 14-18 g |
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Photos |
Race "capito"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Near-frontal view of a Pale-yellow Robin
(photo courtesy of E.
Scott)
[Toonumbar NP, NSW, April 2016]
Near-frontal view of a Pale-yellow Robin
(photo courtesy of E.
Scott)
[Toonumbar NP, NSW, April 2016]
Near-lateral view of a moulting Pale-yellow Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[D'Aguilar NP, near Mount Mee, QLD, December 2019]
Lateral view of a moulting Pale-yellow Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[D'Aguilar NP, near Mount Mee, QLD, December 2019]
Lateral view of a Pale-yellow Robin; note the yellowish legs
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Springbrook NP,
QLD, April 2017]
Race "nana"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Pale-yellow Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Paluma Rainforest, near Townsville, QLD, September 2020]
Frontal view of a Pale-yellow Robin looking sideways
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Mossman Gorge, QLD, October 2019]
Near-frontal view of a Pale-yellow Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Paluma Rainforest, near Townsville, QLD, September 2020]
Near-frontal view of a Pale-yellow Robin
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Julatten, QLD, July 2013]
Near-lateral view of a Pale-yellow Robin hunting from a tree trunk;
note the characteristic rufous-coloured spot in front of the eye
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Julatten, QLD, July 2013]
Near-lateral view of a moulting(?) Pale-yellow Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD, November 2018]
Lateral view of a Pale-yellow Robin
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Julatten, QLD, July 2013]
Near-dorsal view of a Pale-yellow Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Julatten, QLD, July 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a Pale-yellow Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Julatten, QLD, July 2018]
Leucistic Pale-yellow Robin
Close-up lateral view of a
leucistic
Pale-yellow Robin
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Curtin Fig Tree, Atherton Tablelands, QLD, November 2020]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral view of an immature Pale-yellow Robin; note the
rufous-bordered flight feathers and rufous-tipped wing
coverts
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Yungaburra, QLD, August 2023]
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Behaviour |
Lateral view of a Pale-yellow Robin looking towards the observer;
like several other species of
robins, they like to
hunt by hanging on to vertical trunks
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Yungaburra, QLD, August 2023]
In dry conditions even
rainforest
birds such as Pale-yellow Robins make use of a bird bath
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD, November 2018]