Grey-headed Robin

The Grey-headed Robin is a species of bird in the Petroicidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Heteromyias. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

The Grey-headed Robin is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Grey-headed Robin Heteromyias albispecularis ^ More

The Grey-headed Robin (Heteromyias albispecularis) is a species of bird in the Petroicidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Heteromyias. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. References - * BirdLife International 2005. Heteromyias albispecularis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. More

GREY-HEADED ROBIN: Poecilodryas albispecularis 17 cm * In Australia the Grey-headed Robin is restricted to rainforests of the Wet Tropics region. * There is another population in the New Guinea highlands. More

Grey-headed Robin - Heteromyias albispecularis This small endemic bird sings a monotonous whistled song which is easy for humans to imitate. Grey-headed robin songs typically consist of just one note, repeated ad nauseum at a frequency of approximately 2500 Hz. Grey-headed robins sometimes vary their song by syncopating the rhythm of the repeated notes or by introducing a second note, as in the first part of the sound file above. More

Grey-headed Robin, Poecilodryas albispecularis The call of the Grey-headed Robin is one of the characteristic sounds of the montane rainforest of north eastern Queensland. It is usually not found below about 300 meters. This very attractive and robust little bird often perches motionless sideways on the trunks of trees then darts quickly to the ground where it hops briskly with a very upright posture. Often heard more than seen. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Grey-headed Robin is classed as Ungraded: species that are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of Grey-headed Robin (1) Paluma, Queensland, Australia Paluma, Queensland, Australia15/11/2009 Paluma, Queensland, Australia 15/11/2009 View all pictures of Grey-headed Robin View all pictures of Grey-headed Robin show section External Links (0) We currently have no external links for this species. More

More

Grey-headed Robin - Poecilodryas albispecularis Photograph Copyright More