Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Yellow Chat
Epthianura crocea
Yellow Chat (Epthianura crocea) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Yellow Chat (Epthianura crocea) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 9.3 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Meliphagidae Honeyeaters
- Genus Epthianura
- Species crocea
Quick facts
- Weight
- 9.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Wetland, lake & coast
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow Chat is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of wetlands, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Yellow Chat is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow Chat (Epthianura crocea) belongs to the Meliphagidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU nc Australia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 9.3 g, with a wing length of about 5.9 cm and a tail of around 3.8 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 2.2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow Chat?
The Yellow Chat is a very small bird that weighs around 9.3 g.
Where does the Yellow Chat live?
The Yellow Chat is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU nc Australia, where it is associated with wetlands, lakes and other open water.
What family does the Yellow Chat belong to?
The Yellow Chat (Epthianura crocea) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow Chat eat?
The Yellow Chat is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow Chat migrate?
The Yellow Chat is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow Chat endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow Chat make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow Chat — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow Chat's range?
The Yellow Chat has a mapped global range of about 2.2 million km².
Conservation
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