Hooded Robin: Juvenile

Hooded Robin (Melanodryas cucullata ssp cucullata)

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)

Order:

Perching Birds (Passeriformes)

Family:

Australasian Robin (Petroicidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Hooded Robin (Melanodryas cucullata ssp cucullata)

This Photo:

Juvenile

Thank you Ralph Foster & (LeithallB) for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
Male is black & white.
Females & juveniles are grey and white. Very similar to Jacky Winters, but greyer, with white markings on the back.

Similar Species: Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans)

This species is protected and classed as

RA (Rare)

under the National Parks & Wildlife, SA, Protection Act

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