Listen to the eastern yellow robin
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About the eastern yellow robin
The eastern yellow robin is a bird in the family Petroicidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 22 g.
What does the eastern yellow robin sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call and song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The eastern yellow robin (Eopsaltria australis) is an Australasian robin of coastal and sub-coastal eastern Australia. The extent of the eastern yellow robin's residence is from the extreme southeast corner of South Australia through most of Victoria and the eastern half of New South Wales and north as far as Cooktown. Tropical Northern Queensland birds are mainly restricted to the warm heights of the Great Dividing Range.
More from the family Petroicidae
Frequently asked questions
What does an eastern yellow robin sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the eastern yellow robin on this page, including its call and song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the eastern yellow robin endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the eastern yellow robin as “least concern”.
What family does the eastern yellow robin belong to?
The eastern yellow robin (Eopsaltria australis) belongs to the family Petroicidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call, song · Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council… by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1082147 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Eastern yellow robin – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) – CC BY-SA 4.0