Hooded Robin
Melanodryas cucullata ‡
Casuarina Camp, Wyperfeld NP, W Vic IMG_9055 20210415 - cucullata male
Notes: Large robin. Male
black head, & white body & wing panels. Female grey above, pale below,
w. pale wing panels. Ssp westralensis is like nominate cucullata, bill
longer, female w. brownish
wash on upperparts & throat; picata is
smaller-bodied, white tail tips larger; melvillensis is very
small-bodied,
long bill, female upperparts washed brown. In lightly timbered habitats dominated
by eucalypts & wattles. Prefers sites w. low vantage points from which to pounce
on prey.
Range from Morcombe & Stewart©
Nowingi Track, Hattah-Kulkyne NP, NW Vic IMG_8461 20210411 - cucullata female
Goschen Reserve, NW Vic IMG_4150 20251209 - cucullata male. CLICK for an immature male at Ironmungy NatureReserve, SE NSW 20190311.
Goschen Reserve, NW Vic IMG_4121 20251209 - cucullata female. CLICK for another pic.
Noonbah Station, SW Qld IMG_4431 20200911 - picata female
Wondecla Cabin, FNE Qld IMG_0984 20251107 - picata juvenile
Luritja Road x Ernest Giles Road, SE NT IMG_8889 20180711 - maybe westralensis 2 x male
Uluru, S NT IMG_9089 20160614 - maybe westralensis female
Uluru, S NT IMG_9095 20160614 - maybe westralensis male
Mount Crozier Track, Pink Lakes, W Vic MVI_3526 20190515 - cucullata male
Nowingi Track, Hattah-Kulkyne NP, NW Vic IMG_8471 20210411 - cucullata female