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Robins will also nest in manmade nest boxes, favouring a design with an open front placed in a sheltered position up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) from the ground. [43] Nests are generally composed of moss, leaves and grass, with fine grass, hair and feathers for lining.
There are usually two or three eggs and the incubation is done solely by the hen bird and lasts fourteen to fifteen days. Both parents feed the chicks, which leave the nest after about a fortnight but remain dependent on the adults for another six or seven weeks. The white-throated robin-chat is sometimes parasitised by the red-chested cuckoo. [6]
Video of a male robin singing American robin song (with a Black-capped Chickadee in background). The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family.
Like all Australian robins, the eastern yellow robin tends to inhabit fairly dark, shaded locations, and is a perch and pounce hunter, typically from a tree trunk, wire, or low branch. Its diet includes a wide range of small creatures, mostly insects. Breeding takes place in the spring and, as with many Australian birds, is often communal.
The pale-yellow robin (Tregellasia capito) is a species of passerine bird in the family Petroicidae. It is endemic to eastern Australia . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Nests are cup-shaped, usually constructed by the female, and often placed in a vertical fork of a tree or shrub. Many species are expert at adding moss, bark or lichen to the outside of the nest as camouflage , making it very difficult to spot, even when it is in a seemingly prominent location.
The position of the red-capped robin is unclear; it and its relatives are unrelated to European or American robins, but they appear to be an early offshoot of the songbird infraorder Passerida. The red-capped robin is a predominantly ground-feeding bird, and its prey consists of insects and spiders. Although widespread, it is uncommon in much ...
Cape robin-chat (at right) feeding a red-chested cuckoo parasite chick. The Cape robin-chats are monogamous and highly territorial nesters. [19] A pair's territory usually comprises some fraction of a hectare, but its extent varies considerably depending on the habitat. [18] The nest site is within 5 feet (regularly 0 – 2 feet) from the ground.