White-breasted Robin (Quoyornis georgianus)

Other Names (World)
White-breasted Robin, Australia White-breasted Robin, White-bellied Robin, Grey-breasted Shrike-robin, Gray-breasted Shrike-robin, White-breasted Shrike-robin

Family
Petroicidae (Australasian Robins)

Size
14.50 - 16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)

Derivation
E-op-sal'-tri-a - Gk, eos, dawn; Gk, psaltria, harper: georgiana - King George Sound, Western Australia

Habitat
Heavy forest in dense, tall, damp understorey, creek thickets, coastal dune-thickets, tall coastal heaths.

Range (Guide)

Australia (B).

South-western Australia: south-western coastal region of Western Australia from north of Geraldton south, discontinuously, to region of Albany.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually singly or in twos. Also small family groups.

Food
Insects.

Voice
A liquid 'chee-op', ending in a slight whipcrack. A loud, repeated, 'zhip'. A harsh 'chit' uttered in alarm. A harsher 'zhzhurr' uttered in aggression. The male has a quiet, animated chirruping song.

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White-breasted Robin (Quoyornis georgianus) [XC104184]
by Martin Cake from Hillarys Beach Park, Perth Western Australia, Australia (call)

White-breasted Robin (Quoyornis georgianus) [XC382699]
by Marc Anderson from Cheynes Beach Caravan Park, Western Australia, Australia (call)

Nest
Cup-shaped, composed of strips of bark, fine twigs and leaves, in a tree or shrub, usually 1 m or so above the ground. Usually in dense cover close to water.

Eggs (Guide)
2; light brow, olive or pale green, faintly marked or clouded with dull brown-red; oval; about 21 x 16 mm. Incubation: 14 - 15 days; by female.

Young
Altricial, nidicolous. Fledge in 11 - 14 days. Fed by both parents and helpers.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

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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