Hooded Robin
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(New page: Image:Hoodrobin.JPG '''Common Name:''' Hooded Robin<br> '''Scientific Name:''' Melanodryas cucullata '''Size:''' 6 inches (15-17 cm) '''Habitat:''' Australia; Endemic-found all over...) |
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'''Habitat:''' Australia; Endemic-found all over mainland Australia, except Cape York and eastern Gulf of Carpentaria or inland around the Simpson Desert, on the Nullarbor Plain or south of the Kimberley Ranges. They are more commonly found in south-eastern Australia from Adelaide to Brisbane. Hooded Robins are found in lightly timbered woodland, mainly dominated by acacia and/or eucalypts. | '''Habitat:''' Australia; Endemic-found all over mainland Australia, except Cape York and eastern Gulf of Carpentaria or inland around the Simpson Desert, on the Nullarbor Plain or south of the Kimberley Ranges. They are more commonly found in south-eastern Australia from Adelaide to Brisbane. Hooded Robins are found in lightly timbered woodland, mainly dominated by acacia and/or eucalypts. | ||
| - | '''Status:''' Least Concern to threatened. Global population: Unknown. Clearing of woodlands in south-eastern Australia has caused a decline in populations of the Hooded Robin. Young birds are taken by foxes. The Hooded Robin is listed as threatened on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988). Under this Act, an Action Statement for the recovery and future management of this species has not yet been prepared. | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern to threatened. '''Global population:''' Unknown. Clearing of woodlands in south-eastern Australia has caused a decline in populations of the Hooded Robin. Young birds are taken by foxes. The Hooded Robin is listed as threatened on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988). Under this Act, an Action Statement for the recovery and future management of this species has not yet been prepared. |
'''Diet:''' Insects; sits on exposed perches, such as dead branches and stumps and pounces on arthropods. It always forages on or near the ground. | '''Diet:''' Insects; sits on exposed perches, such as dead branches and stumps and pounces on arthropods. It always forages on or near the ground. | ||
| - | '''Found in Songbird | + | '''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-australia-v2.html Songbird ReMix Australia Volume II]''' |
