Eopsaltria australis
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The eastern yellow robin (Eopsaltria australis) is an Australasian robin of coastal and sub-coastal eastern Australia. The extent of the eastern yellow robin's residence is from the extreme southeast corner of South Australia through most of Victoria and the eastern half of New South Wales and north as far as Cooktown. Tropical Northern Queensland birds are mainly restricted to the warm heights of the Great Dividing Range.
The eastern yellow robin was first described by ornithologist George Shaw in 1790. Two subspecies are recognised: the northern yellow robin (subsp. chrysorrhoa) and the nominate or eastern (subsp. australis). The former was previously regarded as a separate species.
Alternatively, the eastern and western yellow robins were classified as a single species by Julian Ford in 1979 on account of similarities in calls, ecology and behaviour. Playback of one species' calls in the other's territory evoked a response. Bird taxonomist Richard Schodde did not feel that this finding warranted the lumping of the two species, but did conclude that they formed a superspecies. Two analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA of Australasian robins revealed that the divergence... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Yellow Robin sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 1,979 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 175 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January to June
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Yellow Robin in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against about 40% in July, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Yellow Robin sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Eastern Yellow Robin sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 5th at about 50%. The best odds are in Lamington National Park (Australia, about 80%), Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 60%) and Booderee National Park (Australia, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Petroicidae
The closest relatives of the Eastern Yellow Robin that you can see in Great Otway National Park (family Petroicidae, Australasian Robins) are Scarlet Robin (about 10%), Pink Robin (about 10%) and Rose Robin (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Yellow Robin is recorded against all the birds logged in Great Otway National Park (1,979 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
