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Hooded RobinAlternate name(s): "Black-and-white Robin", "Black Robin", "Pied Robin" ![]() Size: 15-17 cm Weight: 17-28 g |
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Photos |
Race "cucullata"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Durikai SF, near Warwick, QLD, November 2017]
Near-frontal view of a male Hooded Robin
[20 km South of Narrabri, NSW, April 2006]
Near-lateral view of a male Hooded Robin
[20 km South of Narrabri, NSW, April 2006]
Lateral view of a male Hooded Robin
[20 km South of Narrabri, NSW, April 2006]
Lateral view of a male Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Durikai SF, near Warwick, QLD, November 2017]
Lateral view of a male Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay, East Gippsland, VIC, June 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a male Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Durikai SF, near Warwick, QLD, November 2017]
Near-dorsal view of a male Hooded Robin
[Near Coonabarabran, NSW, September 2006]
Dorsal view of a male Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay, East Gippsland, VIC, June 2018]
Dorsal view of a male Hooded Robin
[Near Coonabarabran, NSW, September 2006]
Two male Hooded Robins
[20 km South of Narrabri, NSW, March 2007]
Lateral view of a male Hooded Robin in flight, with a view
of the underwings
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay, East Gippsland, VIC, June 2018]
Dorsal view of a male Hooded Robin in flight, with a view
of the upperwings
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay, East Gippsland, VIC, June 2018]
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FEMALE |
Near-lateral view of a female Hooded Robin; note the
off-white chin (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, August 2018]
Lateral view of a female Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Sheep Station Creek near Doctors Flat, East Gippsland, VIC, March 2019]
Lateral view of a female Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Sheep Station Creek near Doctors Flat, East Gippsland, VIC, March 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a female Hooded Robin
[Near Coonabarabran, NSW, March 2007]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral view of an immature male Hooded Robin; note the grey chin
[20 km South of Narrabri, NSW, May 2006]
Lateral view of a dependent juvenile Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[December 2018]
Lateral view of a dependent juvenile Hooded Robin being
fed by one of its parents
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[December 2018]
Lateral view of a juvenile Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of C. Hayne)
[Near Moree, NSW, January 2011]
Race "picata"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Full-frontal view of a male Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eulo Bore, Eulo, QLD, June 2022]
Frontal view of a male Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Barkley Highway, 50 km NW of Mount Isa, QLD, June 2021]
Frontal/ventral view of a male Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kilcowera Station, between Thargomindah and Hungerford, QLD, June 2020]
Near-frontal view of a male Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kilcowera Station, between Thargomindah and Hungerford, QLD, June 2020]
Near-lateral view of a male Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Arkaroola, SA, July 2015]
Near-lateral view of a male Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kilcowera Station, between Thargomindah and Hungerford, QLD, June 2020]
Lateral view of a male Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eulo Bore, Eulo, QLD, June 2022]
Lateral view of a male Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eulo Bore, Eulo, QLD, June 2022]
Lateral view of a male Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kilcowera Station, between Thargomindah and Hungerford, QLD, June 2020]
Lateral/ventral view of a male Hooded Robin
[Gundabooka NP,
NSW, September 2012]
Near-dorsal view of a male Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eulo Bore, Eulo, QLD, June 2022]
Dorsal view of a male Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eulo Bore, Eulo, QLD, June 2022]
Dorsal view of a male Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, September 2017]
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FEMALE |
Frontal view of a female Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eulo Bore, Eulo, QLD, June 2022]
Frontal view of a female Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kilcowera Station, between Thargomindah and Hungerford, QLD, June 2020]
Frontal/ventral view of a female Hooded Robin
[Gundabooka NP,
NSW, September 2012]
Near-frontal view of a female Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Barkley Highway, 50 km NW of Mount Isa, QLD, June 2021]
Near-frontal/ventral view of a female Hooded Robin
[Gundabooka NP,
NSW, September 2012]
This female Hooded Robin is obviously over the Moon...
[Gundabooka NP,
NSW, September 2012]
Lateral view of a female Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eulo Bore, Eulo, QLD, June 2022]
Lateral view of a female Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Barkley Highway, 50 km NW of Mount Isa, QLD, June 2021]
Lateral view of a female Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kilcowera Station, between Thargomindah and Hungerford, QLD, June 2020]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral view of an immature male Hooded Robin
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, August 2018]
Lateral view of a male Hooded Robin with a dependent juvenile
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Bullita Track, near Timber Creek, NT, March 2021]
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Behaviour |
Social behaviour: Territorial | Mobility: Sedentary | Elementary unit: Pair |
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Food, Diet |
Adults: Small insects | Dependents: As adults | Water intake: Daily |
Like all other robins (all families), Hooded Robins are flycatchers. Most robins hunt for insects from low to mid-level perches.
Male Hooded Robin with its prey, a centipede
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay, East Gippsland, VIC, June 2018]
Immature male Hooded Robin with its prey
[20 km South of Narrabri, NSW, April 2006]