White-browed Robin (Poecilodryas superciliosa)

Other Names (World)
White-browed Robin, White-browed Flycatcher, Buff-sided Robin, Buff-sided Fly-robin, Buff-sided Shrike-robin, Buff-sided Flycatcher, White-browed Fly-robin, White-browed Shrike-robin, White-winged Fly-robin, White-eyebrowed Robin

Family
Petroicidae (Australasian Robins)

Size
14 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gould, 1847)

Derivation
Poe'-cil-o-dry'-as - Gk, poicilos, mottled; Gk, dryas, a dryad: su-per-cil-i-ös'-us - L., superciliosus, browed

Abundance (Guide)
MC

Generally uncommon, local and sedentary.

Habitat
Rainforests, vine scrub, vegetated watercourses, coastal scrubs, nearby eucalypt woodlands in northern Queensland. Monsoon rainforest, swamp woodlands, bamboo and pandanus thickets near watercourses and springs, mangroves in north-western Australia.

Range (Guide)

Australia (B) (NB).

Cape York Peninsula south to about Rockhampton.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
Probably secure.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Singly or in pairs.

Food
Insects.

Voice
A very loud, piping whistle, repeated four times. A series of soft, sweet, drawn-out whistles.

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White-browed Robin (Poecilodryas superciliosa) [XC434102]
by Marc Anderson from Coen River, Oyala Thumotang National Park, Queensland, Australia (song)

White-browed Robin (Poecilodryas superciliosa) [XC439268]
by Marc Anderson from Coen River, Oyala Thumotang National Park, Queensland, Australia (call, song)

Breeding Season (Guide)
August - March.

Nest
A neat, frail cup, composed of grass, strips of bark and plant fiber, bound with cobweb, lined with leaves, in a young tree, a few meters above the ground.

Eggs (Guide)
2; smooth, matt, pale yellow-green, green-grey, blue-green or buff-green, spotted and blotched with browns, all over or in an indistinct zone, particularly at the larger end; oval to long-oval; about 20 x 15 mm. Incubation: about 16 days; by female only.

Young
Altricial, nidicolous. Fledge in about 9 days. Fed by both parents.

Subspecies
No subspecies. Sometimes treated as conspecific with Buff-sided Robin (Poecilodryas cerviniventris).

Poecilodryas superciliosa (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993; Christidis and Boles 1994) has been split into White-browed Robin (Poecilodryas superciliosa) and Buff-sided Robin (Poecilodryas cerviniventris) following Christidis and Boles (2008).

Similar Species
Grey-headed Robin (Heteromyias cinereifrons) which is larger, lighter above, darker below, lacks both the white eyebrow and white tips on the tail.

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References
See References.

The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9

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