Eastern Yellow Robin

(Bundjalung name)

Eopsaltria australis

Songs & Calls

The voice includes a variety of high bell-like piping, a repeated 'chop chop' and some scolding notes. Recording by Fernand Deroussen.

Local Notes

This is my happy bird. I don’t know why—it just is. Maybe it’s the way it flits like a sunbeam hopping sideways along tree trunks to pounce on insects, or its soft, melodious song that lifts the quiet. Its cheerful presence always brings me joy—a gentle reminder of nature’s richness and the quiet diversity of our forests.

by Diana Roberts

The Eastern Yellow Robin is a medium sized robin. It has a grey back and head, and yellow underparts. Southern birds have an olive-yellow rump, while in northern birds it is brighter yellow. The throat is off-white and, in flight, there is a pale off-white wing bar. The bill is black. Both sexes are similar in plumage colour and pattern, but the female is slightly smaller. Young Eastern Yellow Robins are rufous-brown. The plumage has some paler streaks, which are confined to the wings when the birds are a little older.