Hooded Robin
Melanodryas cucullata
Luritja Road x Ernest Giles Road, SE NT IMG_8889 20180711 - maybe westralensis 2 x male
Notes: Large robin. Male black & white w. completely
black head & white wing panels.
Female grey above, pale below, w.
pale wing panels. The four subspecies differ subtly in size,
shades of
female upper- & lower-parts. In lightly timbered habitats dominated by
eucalypts &
wattles. Prefers sites w. low vantage points from
which to pounce on prey.
Range from Morcombe & Stewart©
Casuarina Camp, Wyperfeld NP, W Vic IMG_9055 20210415 - cucullata male
Ironmungy Nature Reserve, SE NSW IMG_6057 20190311 - cucullata immature male
Nowingi Track, Hattah-Kulkyne NP, NW Vic IMG_8461 20210411 - cucullata female
Noonbah Station, SW Qld IMG_4431 20200911 - picata female
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