Mangrove Robin
Melanodryas pulverulenta(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
English (US) Mangrove Robin
The Mangrove Robin (Melanodryas pulverulenta) 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 pulverulenta
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mangrove Robin
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Melanodryas pulverulenta pulverulenta
- Melanodryas pulverulenta leucura
- Melanodryas pulverulenta alligator
- Melanodryas pulverulenta cinereiceps
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Myiolestes pulverulentus
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
- Type locality
- New Guinea = Utanata River, southern New Guinea, fide Mayr, 1941, List New Guinea Birds, p. 143
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.358
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Smoky Robin
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