Australasian Robins (Petroicidae)

Yellow-legged Flyrobin (Microeca griseoceps) - HBW 12, p. 486

French: Miro à pattes jaunes German: Gelbfußschnäpper Spanish: Petroica Patigualda
Other common names: Yellow/Little Yellow Robin/Flycatcher, Yellow-legged Flycatcher, Yellow-footed (Microeca) Flycatcher, Grey-headed Flycatcher-robin

Taxonomy: Microeca griseoceps De Vis, 1894, Mount Maneao, south-east New Guinea.
Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

occidentalis Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1903 - New Guinea mountains (Vogelkop and E to Victor Emanuel Range, Sepik Mts and Adelbert Mts).
griseoceps De Vis, 1894 - S & SE New Guinea (lowlands of S Trans-Fly region; Herzog Mts and mountains of SE).
kempi (Mathews, 1913) - N Queensland (NE Cape York Peninsula), in N Australia.

Least Concern

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Difficult bird to photograph, stays high in tree canopy. Locality Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp kempi)
Tom Tarrant 25 December 2008 3 years ago 1.5