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Hooded Robin
Melanodryas cucullata(Latham, 1801)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Petroicidae
- Genus
- Melanodryas
At a glance
The Hooded Robin is a small bird, about 15–18 cm long, listed as Least Concern and endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 15–18 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Hooded Robin look like?
The Hooded Robin is a small bird, about 15–18 cm long and weighing 16–29 g.
The hooded robin is a small passerine bird native to Australia. Like many brightly coloured robins of the Petroicidae, it is sexually dimorphic; the male bears a distinctive black-and-white plumage, while the female is a nondescript grey-brown.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Hooded Robin?
The Hooded Robin is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Hooded Robin eat?
The Hooded Robin feeds on seeds and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
5 photos
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