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Dusky Robin
Melanodryas vittata (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832)
The dusky robin is a small passerine bird native to Tasmania. A member of the Australian robin family Petroicidae, it is known by many other names such as Dozey, Sad, Sleepy, Stump, Tasmania/Wood Robin; Native Sparrow or Sad Bird. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Petroicidae
Genus:
Melanodryas
Scientific:
Melanodryas vittata
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Petroicidae
Genus:
Melanodryas
Scientific:
Melanodryas vittata
Original description
Citation:
(Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832)
Reference:
Voy. Astrolabe [Dumont D'Urville], Zool.
1 p.173 AtlasOis. pl.3 fig.2
Imprint year:
1830
Protonym:
Muscicapa vittata
Type locality:
'le port du Roi-Georges, a la Nouvelle-Hollande'; error: Tasmania.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064262#page/231/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
F3FC656C79ECF369
Avibase ID:
avibase-F3FC656C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F3FC656C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561046
VULNERABLE
Geographic range:
- Melanodryas vittata: Tasmania and Bass Strait islands (southeastern Australia)
- Melanodryas vittata vittata: Tasmania and Flinders Island (Bass Strait)
- Melanodryas vittata kingi: King Island (Bass Strait)
Source: Clements checklist
Dusky Robin
Catalan:
petroica de Tasmània
Czech:
lejsčík tasmánský
Danish:
Mørk Sangfluesnapper
German:
Tasmanschnäpper
Spanish:
Petroica de Tasmania
Spanish (Spain):
Petroica de Tasmania
Finnish:
tasmaniansieppo
French:
Miro de Tasmanie
Croatian:
tasmanski batić
Italian:
Petroica fosca
Japanese (romaji):
tasumaniahitaki
Japanese:
タスマニアヒタキ
Lithuanian:
Tasmaninė melanodrija
Dutch:
Tasmaanse Vliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Brunflugeskvett
Norwegian:
Brunflueskvett
Polish:
eukaliptusek brunatny
Portuguese:
papinho-da-tasmânia
Portuguese (Portugal):
petróica-da-tasmânia
Russian:
Тасманийская дриада
Slovak:
mucholovka hnedá
Serbian:
Tamni crvendać
Swedish:
brun sydhake
Ukrainian:
Королець брунатний
Chinese:
暗色鸲鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
黑鴝鶲
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Miro de Tasmanie ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Miro de Tasmanie ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Dusky Robin ( Petroica vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Dusky Robin ( Petroica vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Dusky Robin ( Petroica vittata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Dusky Robin ( Petroica vittata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Dusky Robin ( Petroica vittata) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Petroica vittata [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Petroica vittata [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Petroica vittata [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Dusky Robin ( Melanodryas vittata) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Melanodryas vittata [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Melanodryas vittata [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: petroica de Tasmània
Czech: lejsčík tasmánský, Lejscík temný
Danish: Mørk Sangfluesnapper
German: Tasman Schnäpper, Tasmanschnäpper
English: Dusky Robin
English, HBW: Dusky Robin
English (IOC): Dusky Robin
English (United States): Dusky Robin
Spanish: Petroica de Tasmania, Tordo Australiano Oscuro
Spanish (Spain): Petroica de Tasmania
Spanish (HBW): Dusky Robin
Estonian: tasmaania miro
Finnish: Tasmaniansieppo
French: Gobemouche sombre, Miro de Tasmanie
Croatian: tasmanski batić
Italian: Balia bruna australiana, Petroica fosca, Pettirosso fosco
Japanese (romaji): tasumaniahitaki
Japanese: タスマニアヒタキ
Scientific: Amaurodryas vittata bassi, Amaurodryas vittata kingi, Melanodryas vittata, Melanodryas vittata vittata, Muscicapa vittata, Petroica vittata
Lithuanian: Tasmaninė melanodrija
Dutch: Geelkeelrotsmus, Tasmaanse Vliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brunflugeskvett
Norwegian: Brunflueskvett
Polish: eukaliptusek brunatny, skalinek brunatny
Portuguese: papinho-da-tasmânia
Portuguese (Portugal): petróica-da-tasmânia
Russian: Тасманийская дриада, Тасманийская петроика, Тёмная мухоловка
Slovak: mucholovka hnedá
Serbian: Tamni crvendać
Swedish: Brun sydhake
Turkish: Tasmanya bülbülü
Ukrainian: Королець брунатний
Chinese: 暗色鸲鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 黑鴝鶲
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