Eastern Yellow Robin

Eastern Yellow Robin

Eopsaltria australis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
at Lamington National Park

In 3 days >90%

4,211 Verified sightings at Lamington National Park From 2019 to 2026
12,515 In all 11 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Eastern Yellow Robin

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 →

Sounds

Alarm call0:41

Australia · 2024

© Romuald Mikusek · XC1173925 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:37

Australia · 2025

© Marc Anderson · XC1087420 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:34

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© Peter Boesman · XC1066557 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~80%
2 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~60%
3 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~60%
4 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~60%
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~50%
6 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~50%
7 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~50%
8 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
9 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
10 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
11 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
3 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Eastern Yellow Robin in Lamington National Park?

Very likely

About 80% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Yellow Robin sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 4,211 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 171 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Eastern Yellow Robin in Lamington National Park?

February–March, May, July–August and December

In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Yellow Robin in Lamington National Park on a given day, against about 80% in January, April, June and September–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Eastern Yellow Robin?

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.

Is Lamington National Park the best place to see an Eastern Yellow Robin?

Yes

Of the 11 parks where we can rate Eastern Yellow Robin sightings, Lamington National Park has the highest daily chance: about 80%. Next come Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 60%) and Booderee National Park (Australia, about 60%). All parks ranked.

Where does the Eastern Yellow Robin sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Eastern Yellow Robin is recorded against all the birds logged in Lamington National Park (4,211 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.

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