Banded Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria placens
LCLeast Concern Endemic to New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)
- Family
- Australasian Robins (Petroicidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The banded yellow robin or olive-yellow robin (Eopsaltria placens) is a species of bird in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae that is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Patchily distributed New Guinea, including Batanta (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Banded yellow robin
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
