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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 flame robin (Petroica phoenicea) is a small passerine bird native to Australia. It is a moderately common resident of the coolest parts of south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Like the other two red-breasted Petroica robins—the scarlet robin and the red-capped robin—it is often simply called the robin redbreast.
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.
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.
The World Trade Center site, often referred to as "Ground Zero" or "the Pile" immediately after the September 11 attacks, is a 14.6-acre (5.9 ha) area in Lower Manhattan in New York City. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The site is bounded by Vesey Street to the north, the West Side Highway to the west, Liberty Street to the south, and Church Street to the east.
The lesser ground robin (Amalocichla incerta) is a species of bird in the family Petroicidae. ... It nests on the ground or in low tree hollows. [2] References
The North Island robin (Petroica longipes; Māori: toutouwai, pronounced [ˈtoutouwai]) [2] is a species of Australasian robin endemic to the North Island of New Zealand.It and the South Island robin (P. australis) of the South Island and Stewart Island were once considered conspecific (and called the "New Zealand robin"), but mitochondrial DNA sequences have shown that the two lineages split ...
The scarlet robin is a territorial and monogamous species, and defends its nesting territories both from others of the same species and from pairs of the related flame robin. [7] Territories are established and breeding commences before the migratory flame robin arrives in its range (where the two co-occur). [ 7 ]