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Eastern Yellow Robin
species of bird

Eopsaltria georgiana
species of bird

Eopsaltria griseogularis
species of bird

Pale-yellow Robin
species of bird

Banded Yellow Robin
species of bird

White-faced Robin
species of bird
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Eopsaltria
Eopsaltria is a genus of small forest passerines known in Australia as the yellow robins. They belong to the Australasian robin family Petroicidae. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek for "dawn singer/song" because of their dawn chorus. They are inquisitive and bold birds, and have been reported perching on the shoulders or boots of people in the bush. Open eucalyptus woodlands are their preferred habitat. The ornithologist John Gould likened the behaviour and mannerisms of the eastern and western yellow robin to those of the European robin. The name "yellow robin" itself was applied to