Saturday, March 21, 2015

WESTERN YELLOW ROBIN

Photographed at Port Lincoln National Park, March 2015 this bird is of the race (subspecies) rosinae.
540       WESTERN YELLOW ROBIN          Eopsaltria griseogularis

Australia    (381)

15-16 cm. Found in open forests, woodlands, with 2-3 m shrub layer; coastal and acacia scrubs, dense mallee; woodlands-saltbush associations; mostly avoids dense wet thickets. Range sw. WA, n. and e. to Shark Bay-Kalgoolie-Eucla; s. SA, from Nullarbor NP at head of Bight, coastally e. to Cedunna-Wynbring, Eyre Pen. and Gawler Ras. (SA).