- Melanodryas cucullata
Identification
15–17·5 cm (6-6¾ in)
- Short thin bill
- Longish tail
Male
Female
- Brownish-grey head
- Dark brown wing with a white stripe
Juvenile White speckles on dark brown upperparts, pale wing bar, white underparts
Distribution
Australia: found in Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- M. c. melvillensis:
- Melville and Bathurst Islands (Northern Territory)
- M. c. picata:
- Broome (Western Australia) to Arnhem Land and western New South Wales
- M. c. cucullata:
- South-Eastern Australia (south-eastern Queensland to Victoria and south-eastern [South Australia]])
- M. c. westralensis:
- Southern Western Australia, western South Australia and south-western Northern Territory
Habitat
Areas with a few trees, mosty eucalypts and acacias.
Behaviour
Diet
They are usually found feeding on the ground. Their diet consists mostly of insects and arthropods, with the addition of some seeds.
Breeding
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They build a cup-shaped nest from bark and leaves secured with spiders web. It it placed in a tree hole or crevice. The female incubates the eggs. There may be a second brood.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2016)
- Birds in Backyards
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Hooded Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hooded_Robin
External Links
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