Slaty Robin
Melanodryas cyanus(Salvadori, AT, 1874)
English (US) Slaty Robin
The Slaty Robin (Melanodryas cyanus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Petroicidae (Australasian Robins) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Melanodryas cyanus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Slaty Robin
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1874)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Melanodryas cyanus cyanus
- Melanodryas cyanus atricapilla
- Melanodryas cyanus subcyanea
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Myiolestes? cyanus
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1874)
- Type locality
- Hatam, Arfak Mountains.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 6 p.84
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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