| Hooded robin | |
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| Male, Glen Davis | |
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| Female, Glen Davis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Petroicidae |
| Genus: | Melanodryas |
| Species: | M. cucullata
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanodryas cucullata (Latham, 1801)
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The hooded robin (Melanodryas cucullata) is a small passerine bird native to Australia. Like many brightly coloured robins of the Petroicidae, it is sexually dimorphic; the male bears a distinctive black-and-white plumage, while the female is a nondescript grey-brown.
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Melanodryas cucullata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22704837A118832667. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22704837A118832667.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.