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Petroicidae

robins

Jacky Winter

Hattah, Vic

Jacky Winter

Illabarook, Vic

Jacky Winter

Bowra Station, Qld

Jacky Winter

Gluepot, SA

Lemon-bellied Flycatcher

East Point, NT

White Falcon, red robin

Kentish Park, Tas

Scarlet Robin

The Neck, Tas

Scarlet Robin

Kentish Park, Tas

Scarlet Robin

Lal Lal, Vic

Scarlet Robin

Ranelagh, Tas

Scarlet Robin

Ranelagh, Tas

Scarlet Robin

Moonies Dam, Vic

Scarlet Robin

Ranelagh, Tas

Scarlet Robin

Wombat Forest, Vic

Red-capped Robin

Redbanks, SA

Circular Robin

Terrick Terrick, Vic

Red-capped Robin

Yarrara, Vic

Red-capped Robin

Terrick Terrick, Vic

Red-capped Robin

Yarrara, Vic

Red-capped Robin

Albacutya, Vic

Red-capped Robin

Green Lake, Vic

Encounter

Nunnock Swamp, NSW

Flame Robin

Illabarook, Vic

Flame Robin

Nunnock Swamp, NSW

Pink Robin

Liffey Falls, Tas

Pink Robin

Liffey Falls, Tas

Pink Robin

Mount Roland, Tas

Hooded Robin

Warby Ranges, Vic

Hooded Robin

Terrick Terrick, Vic

Hooded Robin

Macquarie Marshes, NSW

Hooded Robin

Yarrara, Vic

Dusky Robin

Kentish Park, Tas

Robin on the woodpile

Ranelagh, Tas

Dusky Robin

Mount Roland, Tas

Dusky Robin

Jetty Beach, Tas

Tents are useful

The Neck, Tas

Pale-yellow Robin

Julatten, Qld

Pale-yellow Robin

Paluma Range, Qld

Pale-yellow Robin

Julatten, Qld

Pale-yellow Robin

Julatten, Qld

Pale-yellow Robin

Big Mitchell Creek, Qld

Pale-yellow Robin

Mt Lewis, Qld

White-faced Robin

Iron Range, Qld

Eastern Yellow Robin

Smythes Creek, Vic

Eastern Yellow Robin

Cathedral Rock, NSW

Eastern Yellow Robin

Smythes Creek, Vic

Eastern Yellow Robin

Hunts Bridge, Vic

Eastern Yellow Robin

Glenelg River, Vic

Eastern Yellow Robin

Smythes Creek, Vic

Western Yellow Robin

Gawler Ranges, SA

White-breasted Robin

Nannup, WA

Mangrove Robin

Portland Roads, Qld

Grey-headed Robin

Mt Lewis, Qld

Grey-headed Robin

Mt Hypipamee, Qld

Grey-headed Robin

Mt Hypipamee, Qld

White-browed Robin

Mt Molloy, Qld

Buff-sided Robin

Mary River Station, NT

Southern Scrub-robin

Horseshoe Bend, Vic

Southern Scrub-robin

Horseshoe Bend, Vic

Order Passeriformes

passerines

Passeriformes ...

passerines

More than half of all bird species are Passeriformes - more than 6500 known species in 140 families. Australia has about 340 passerines, Sri Lanka about 120. Curiously only one passerine, the Zitting Cisticola, is native to both countries. Also shared are the House Sparrow (feral in both countries), Nutmeg Mannikin or Scaly-breasted Munia (native to most of tropical Asia, feral in Australia) and the Common Mynah (native to India and several nearby countries, feral in Australia but descended from ancestors introduced from northern India and quite different to the Sri Lankan form). There are also rarities like the wagtails (reasonably common in Sri Lanka and very rare or vagrant in Australia), and several very similar recently split species, for example the Australasian Pippit which was only recently split from Richard’s Pippit.