Species profile
Hooded Robin
Melanodryas cucullata
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are Australia (except far n and Tasmania).
- Scientific name
- Melanodryas cucullata
- Family
- Petroicidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Melanodryas
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Hooded Robin in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Petroicidae
- Arfak Robin (Heteromyias albispecularis)
- Black Robin (Petroica traversi)
- Black-capped Robin (Heteromyias armiti)
- Black-chinned Robin (Poecilodryas brachyura)
- Black-sided Robin (Poecilodryas hypoleuca)
- Black-throated Robin (Poecilodryas albonotata)
- Blue-grey Robin (Peneothello cyanus)
- Buff-sided Robin (Poecilodryas cerviniventris)