Melanodryas is a genus of passerine birds in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae.
| Melanodryas | |
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| Hooded robin (Melanodryas cucullata) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Petroicidae |
| Genus: | Melanodryas Gould, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Muscicapa cucullata[1] Latham, 1801
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| Species | |
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2; see text | |
The genus was introduced by the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould in 1865 with the hooded robin (Melanodryas cucullata) as the type species.[2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek melanos "black" with dryad "tree-nymph".[3]
Species
editThe genus contains two species:[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Melanodryas cucullata | Hooded robin | Australia |
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Melanodryas vittata | Dusky robin | Tasmania |
References
edit- ^ "Pectroicidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Gould, John (1865). Handbook to the Birds of Australia. Vol. 1. London: Self-published. p. 283.
- ^ Jobling, J.A. (2019). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Melanodryas". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive: Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Australasian robins, rockfowl, rockjumpers, Rail-babbler". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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