Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Grey-breasted Robin, Western Yellow Robin
Common Names in French:
Miro à poitrine grise
Common Names in Japanese:
ニシキバラヒタキ
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 4,400 meters (0 to 14,436 feet).[1]
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.4 Forest - Temperate
- 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 2 Savanna
- 2.1 Savanna - Dry
- 3 Shrubland
- 3.5 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 3.8 Shrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
)
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
)
- Goodrich, 1930
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
)
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
)
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
)
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
)
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Passeres
(
)
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Parvorder:
Corvida
(
)
- Superfamily:
Corvoidea
(
)
- Family:
Petroicidae
(
)
- Genus:
Eopsaltria
(
)
- Swainson 1832
- Specific name:
griseogularis
- Gould 1838
- Scientific name: - Eopsaltria griseogularis Gould, 1838 Gould 1838
- Specific name:
griseogularis
- Gould 1838
- Genus:
Eopsaltria
(
- Family:
Petroicidae
(
- Superfamily:
Corvoidea
(
- Parvorder:
Corvida
(
- Suborder:
Passeres
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Eopsaltria
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 8 species and subspecies in this genus:
E. australis (Southern Yellow Robin) · E. australis australis (Eastern Yellow Robin) · E. flaviventris (Yellow-Bellied Robin) · E. georgiana (White-Breasted Robin) · E. griseogularis (Western Yellow Robin) · E. griseogularis griseogularis (Western Yellow Robin) · E. pulverulenta (Mangrove Robin) · E. pulverulenta pulverulenta (Mangrove Robin)
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Further Reading
- Austral avian record; a scientific journal devoted primarily to the study of the Australian avifauna. London: Witherby. url p. 158, p. 93, p. 94.
- Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum / By E. W. Oates [and afterwards] by S. G. Reid [and] W. R. Ogilvie-Grant. London, 1901-12. url p. 300.
- Catalogue of the collection of birds' eggs in the British Museum (Natural History) London, Printed by order of the Trustees, 1901-12. url p. 300.
- Catalogue of the specimens illustrating the osteology of vertebrated animals, recent and extinct, contained in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. London, 1891. url p. 86.
- Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931-1987. url p. 571, p. 572.
- Handbook to The birds of Australia. By John Gould. LondonPub. by the author, 1865. url p. 294, p. 294.
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. Sydney, Linnean Society of New South Wales. url p. 1145, p. 74, p. 75.
- The Emu: official organ of the Australasian Ornithologists' Union. Melbourne: Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, 1901- url p. 125, p. 127, p. 165, p. 178, p. 78.
- The birds of Australia, London [etc.]Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, 1911. url .
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- BirdLife International 2009. Eopsaltria griseogularis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 31January2012.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 10, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 10, 2008:
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3723
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-559926
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2480765
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 559926
- IUCN ID: 207577
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 137876
Footnotes
- Mean = 491.310 meters (1,611.909 feet), Standard Deviation = 656.730 based on 13,737 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
