The white-browed robin is a species of bird in the family Petroicidae. It is endemic to north-eastern Australia. Its natural habitats are forest, woodland and scrub, often near water. It formerly included the buff-sided robin as a subspecies.
Region
Northeastern Australia
Typical Environment
Occurs in coastal and subcoastal northeastern Queensland, favoring riparian forests, paperbark (Melaleuca) woodlands, monsoon vine thickets, and dense edges of tropical and subtropical forests. It is often found along creeks, lagoons, and swamp margins where shaded understory is present. Birds keep to low strata, moving between shaded perches and leaf litter. It may also use mangrove margins and well-vegetated woodland belts near water.
Altitude Range
Sea level to 700 m
Climate Zone
Tropical
Ease of Keeping
Beginner friendly: 2/5
The white-browed robin is an Australian robin noted for its bold white eyebrow and preference for shady, well-vegetated areas near water. It was once considered conspecific with the buff-sided robin, which is now treated as a separate species. Typically quiet and unobtrusive, it forages close to the ground with short sallies from low perches.
Temperament
solitary and territorial
Flight Pattern
short rapid wingbeats between low perches; low, direct flights
Social Behavior
Usually found singly or in pairs that maintain year-round territories. Nests are small, cup-shaped structures placed low in forks or dense vegetation near water. Both parents participate in feeding nestlings, and breeding typically occurs in the austral spring to summer.
Migratory Pattern
Resident
Song Description
Song is a series of clear, piping whistles, often descending and repeated from a shaded perch. Calls include sharp ticks and soft contact notes used during foraging and pair communication.
