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Eastern or Western Hooded Robin

Melanodryas [cucullata or westralensis] (= Melanodryas cucullata) (Latham, J 1801)

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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Petroicidae
Genus:
   Melanodryas
Scientific:
  Melanodryas cucullata


Original description

Citation:
  (Latham, J 1801)

Reference:
   Suppl. Indicis Orn.

Protonym:
  Muscicapa cucullata

Type locality:
  'Nova Hollandia' = Sydney, fide Mathews, 1930, Syst. Avium Australasianarum, p. 450.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/313412#page/57/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  547BFE9C7DDFA661

Avibase ID:
  avibase-547BFE9C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/547BFE9C


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561045

Geographic range:

  • Melanodryas [cucullata or westralensis]: Australia (except far north and Tasmania)
  • Melanodryas cucullata cucullata: southeastern Australia (southeastern Queensland to Victoria and southeastern South Australia)
  • Melanodryas cucullata picata: Broome (Western Australia) to Arnhem Land and western New South Wales
  • Melanodryas cucullata melvillensis: Melville and Bathurst islands (Northern Territory)
  • Melanodryas westralensis: southern Western Australia, western South Australia, and southwestern Northern Territory
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English:
Eastern or Western Hooded Robin
French:
Miro à capuchon ou M. de Matthews


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Eastern or Western Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas [cucullata or westralensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Eastern or Western Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas [cucullata or westralensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Eastern or Western Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas [cucullata or westralensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Eastern or Western Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas [cucullata or westralensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Eastern or Western Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas [cucullata or westralensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Eastern or Western Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas [cucullata or westralensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Eastern or Western Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas [cucullata or westralensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Eastern or Western Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas [cucullata or westralensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Eastern or Western Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas [cucullata or westralensis])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Miro à capuchon ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Miro à capuchon ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Hooded Robin ( Petroica cucullata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Hooded Robin ( Petroica cucullata) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Hooded Robin ( Petroica cucullata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Hooded Robin ( Petroica cucullata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Hooded Robin ( Petroica cucullata) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Petroica cucullata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Petroica cucullata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Petroica cucullata [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melanodryas cucullata [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melanodryas cucullata [version 1]

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Catalan: petroica encaputxada
Czech: Lejscík chocholatý, lejsčík kápový
Danish: Hættesangfluesnapper, Kappesangfluesnapper
German: Schwarzkopfschnäpper, Schwarzkopf-Schnäpper
English: Eastern or Western Hooded Robin, Hooded Robin
English, HBW: Hooded Robin
English (IOC): Hooded Robin
English (United States): Hooded Robin
Spanish: Petroica Encapuchada, Tordo Australiano Encapuchado
Spanish (Spain): Petroica Encapuchada
Spanish (HBW): Hooded Robin
Estonian: pugalmiro
Finnish: Huppusieppo
French: Gobemouche à tête noire, Miro à capuchon, Miro à capuchon ou M. de Matthews
Croatian: australski batić
Hungarian: csuklyás cinegelégykapó
Italian: Balia dal cappuccio, Petroica monaca, Pettirosso monaco
Japanese (romaji): kurozukinhitaki
Japanese: クロズキンヒタキ
Scientific: Melanodryas [cucullata or westralensis], Melanodryas cucullata, Melanodryas cucullata cucullata, Muscicapa cucullata, Petroica cucullata
Lithuanian: Australinė melanodrija
Dutch: Geelkeelrotsmus, Zwartkopvliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kutteflugeskvett
Norwegian: Kutteflueskvett
Polish: eukaliptusek srokaty, skalinek srokaty
Portuguese: papinho-de-capuz
Portuguese (Portugal): petróica-de-capuz
Russian: Капюшонная петроика, Пегая дриада
Slovak: mucholovka kapucňová
Swedish: Svarthuvad sydhake
Turkish: Kara başlı bülbül
Ukrainian: Королець чорноголовий
Chinese: 冠鸲鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 領鴝鶲

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