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19

Pale-yellow Robin

(Tregellasia capito)
Alternate name(s): "Large-headed Robin", "Pale Robin", "Rufous-lored Robin"
Size: 12-13.5 cm
Weight: 14-18 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 Pale-yellow Robin at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

Race "capito"

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"

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]

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]

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]

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