Robin, Mangrove
Peneonanthe pulverulenta
Restricted to mangroves on tropical coastline with a strong preference for forests of stilt-rooted mangroves Rhizophera causing patchy distribution. Forages mainly on ground-dwelling ants and small crabs, captured by pounces from low perches or by hopping slowly along the ground.
The Australian Bird Guide, Peter Menkhorst et al
| Classifications: | Bird, water and shoreline |
| Family: | Petroicidae |
| Information sources: | Photo taken at Tedlands by Maris Schoeb |
