Hooded robin

Hooded robin
Male, Glen Davis
Female, Glen Davis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Infraorder: Passerides
Family: Petroicidae
Genus: Melanodryas
Species:
M. cucullata
Binomial name
Melanodryas cucullata
(Latham, 1801)

The hooded robin (Melanodryas cucullata) 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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Melanodryas cucullata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22704837A118832667. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22704837A118832667.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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