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Grey-headed Robin

Heteromyias albispecularis

Description:

Colour: its body is a mixture of greys and browns – the top of its head and breast are grey, its back and shoulders are olive-brown, and its belly is white. Its rump is rufous-brown and its tail is red-brown. Its wings are blackish-brown with a broken white-grey bar running across them. It also has a olive-brown cheek patch. Its short black bill has a white tip and its legs are flesh-pink. A black line runs between its beak and eye, with a narrow white line behind its eye followed by another black one. A young bird is brown with blotched-rust underparts and head, and a pale beak. Size: 18.5 – 19.5 cm.

Habitat:

Elevated rainforest

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2 Comments

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 9 years ago

Thanks Neil

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 9 years ago

Too cute. Don't get too many robins here in Brisbane, or not that I've seen anyway. Great spotting and pics, Mac.

MacChristiansen
Spotted by
MacChristiansen

Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Nov 30, 2014
Submitted on Nov 30, 2014

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