Key Identification Features
- Male South Island robins are dark grey apart from a distinct yellowish-white lower chest, while females and juveniles are lighter grey with a less distinct breast patch.
- Adult buff-sided robins do not display sexual dimorphism, so their sexes cannot be distinguished by plumage.
- fascinans, plumage features a greyish breast that is white on the lower half, with greyish-brown head and back, and darker brown wings edged in white.
- It is much paler than the other subspecies, and typically has a sandy brown colour.
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