Eastern Hooded Robin
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
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:
87F9B34AA5CFA3F0
Avibase ID:
avibase-87F9B34A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/87F9B34A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561045
Eastern Hooded Robin
Catalan:
petroica encaputxada
Czech:
lejsčík kápový
Danish:
Hættesangfluesnapper
German:
Schwarzkopfschnäpper
Spanish:
Petroica Encapuchada
Spanish (Spain):
Petroica Encapuchada
Estonian:
pugalmiro
Finnish:
huppusieppo
French:
Miro à capuchon
Hungarian:
csuklyás cinegelégykapó
Italian:
Petroica monaca orientale
Japanese (romaji):
kurozukinhitaki
Japanese:
クロズキンヒタキ
Lithuanian:
Australinė melanodrija
Dutch:
Zwartkopvliegenvanger
Norwegian:
Kutteflueskvett
Polish:
skalinek srokaty
Russian:
Капюшонная петроика
Slovak:
mucholovka kapucňová
Swedish:
Svarthuvad sydhake
Ukrainian:
Королець чорноголовий
Chinese:
冠鸲鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
領鴝鶲
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eastern Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Eastern Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Eastern Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Eastern Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Eastern Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Eastern Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Eastern Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Eastern Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Eastern Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Eastern Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Eastern Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Eastern Hooded Robin ( Melanodryas cucullata) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Melanodryas [cucullata or westralensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: petroica encaputxada
Czech: lejsčík kápový
Danish: Hættesangfluesnapper
German: Schwarzkopfschnäpper
English: Eastern Hooded Robin
Spanish: Petroica Encapuchada
Spanish (Spain): Petroica Encapuchada
Estonian: pugalmiro
Finnish: huppusieppo
French: Miro à capuchon, Miro à capuchon (cucullata)
Hungarian: csuklyás cinegelégykapó
Italian: Petroica monaca orientale
Japanese (romaji): kurozukinhitaki
Japanese: クロズキンヒタキ
Scientific: Melanodryas cucullata, Melanodryas cucullata cucullata, Muscicapa cucullata
Lithuanian: Australinė melanodrija
Dutch: Zwartkopvliegenvanger
Norwegian: Kutteflueskvett
Polish: skalinek srokaty
Russian: Капюшонная петроика
Slovak: mucholovka kapucňová
Swedish: Svarthuvad sydhake
Ukrainian: Королець чорноголовий
Chinese: 冠鸲鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 領鴝鶲
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