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dusky robin, Melanodryas vittata

The dusky robin is an all brown bird with a trace of a black line through its eye. It is slightly bigger than the other robins in Tasmania and neither the male nor the female has any red colouring. It is a quiet bird and sits very still on a branch or stump when looking for food, which it finds mostly on the ground. Length: 165 mm

QVM:1985:2:208

Learn more about the dusky robin’s nest

Dusky robin eggs differ from the eggs of the other three Tasmanian robins by their dull brown to olive-green colour with scattered brown spots. Three to four eggs form a clutch. Clutch of three dusky robin eggs, length 22 mm. QVM:1985:2:0625

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