South-Eastern Hooded Robin
Adult Male, profile		Ellura
Jacky Winter
Fledgling, anterior		 
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South-Eastern Hooded Robin (Melanodryas (Melanodryas) cucullata ssp cucullata)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
Order: Perching Birds (Passeriformes)
Family: Australasian Robin (Petroicidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: South-Eastern Hooded Robin (Melanodryas (Melanodryas) cucullata ssp cucullata)
This Photo:     🔍Adult Male, anterior🔎
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.
As can be seen by the binomial name, this is the nominate subspecies.

Similar Species: Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans)
Copyright © 2014-2026 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 28-Aug-2014
This species is protected and classed as RA (Rare) under the National Parks & Wildlife, SA, Protection Act