Melanodryas
| 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 |
| Species | |
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2; see text | |
Melanodryas is a genus of passerine birds in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae.
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.[1] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek melanos "black" with dryad "tree-nymph".[2]
The genus contains two species:[3]
- Hooded robin (Melanodryas cucullata)
- Dusky robin (Melanodryas vittata)
References
- ^ Gould, John (1865). Handbook to the Birds of Australia. Vol. Volume 1. London: Self-published. p. 283.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ 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.