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The western yellow robin (Eopsaltria griseogularis) is a species of bird in the Australasian robin family, Petroicidae, native to Australia. Described by John Gould in 1838, the western yellow robin and its Australian relatives are not closely related to either the European or American robins, but they appear to be an early offshoot of the Passerida group of songbirds.
It is slightly smaller than the western subspecies, but has a larger bill; the male's underparts are less brick-red than the eastern subspecies and have a rustier tone. [10] T. m. confinis breeds above 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in the Sierra de la Laguna mountains of southern Baja California.
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 ...
The western forest robin (Stiphrornis erythrothorax erythrothorax) is a subspecies of the forest robin found at low levels in West African forests from Sierra Leone to Nigeria. [1] It has been placed in the family Turdidae , but is now generally placed in Muscicapidae .
The American robin is the state bird of Connecticut. This list of birds of Connecticut is a comprehensive account of all the bird species recorded from the U.S. state of Connecticut. Unless otherwise noted, this list is based on the checklist produced by the Avian Records Committee of Connecticut (ARCC) dated March 14, 2022, the list used by ...
Western grebe. Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae. Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. Pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps; Horned grebe, Podiceps auritus
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The eastern bluebird is New York's state bird The following list of birds of New York included the 503 species and a species pair of wild birds documented in New York as of August 2022. Unless noted otherwise, the source is the Checklist of New York State Birds published by the New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) of the New York State Ornithological Association. These species ...