Common Name
Eastern Yellow Robin
Comment
Widespread and moderately common in suitable habitat.
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Historical abundance
Declining
Local distribution
Common in a diversity of habitats with a tall shrub layer and sparse ground cover. Needs many vertical stems for perching
Known location
Austinville, Natural Bridge - Springbrook NP, Springbrook, Hinze Dam, Mudgeeraba, Mt Cougal section
Other locality
Widespread and moderately common in rainforest, gullies, and eucalypt forest with a thick understorey. Absent from degraded forests, and probably declining from habitat loss.
General ecology
Rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest, riparian forest, eucalypt forest with a thick understorey.
Specific ecology
Thick understorey with plenty of low stems, eg. wattle saplings.
Habitat comment
Removal of understorey from eucalypt forest by clearing for stock, removes habitat for this bird.
Management
Generally an indicator of habitat quality.
