- Peneothello pulverulenta
Melanodryas pulverulenta
Peneoenanthe pulverulenta
Eopsaltria pulverulenta
Identification
A small grey and white robin with a darker eyestripe and black T-shape on the tail with white flanks. The four different races have slightly different greys on the back and crown. They are silent in flight, but have a range of calls: a two-note whistle; hard 'chuk' or 'chit'; falling 'pee-pee-peer'. 14-16 cm.
Distribution
New Guinea and Australia.
Taxonomy
Placed in genus Melanodryas by some authorities.
Subspecies
Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:
- E. p. pulverulenta: Coastal lowlands of New Guinea
- E. p. leucura: Aru Islands and coastal north Queensland
- E. p. cinereiceps: Coastal Western Australia (North West Cape to Cambridge Gulf)
- E. p. alligator: Coastal Northern Territory (Arnhem Land, Melville Island, Groote Eylandt)
Habitat
Tropical mangrove forests
Behaviour
Mangrove Robins are often seen in small family groups and tend to stay low or on the ground among the mangrove roots. They are not particularly shy, but usually stay in shadow. The nest is a grass-lined cup in the fork of a mangrove with two pale green spotted eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- "Birds of Australia, 7th Edition", K. Simpson and N. Day, A&C Black, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7136-6982-4
- "The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds, 2nd Edition", P. Slater, P. Slater and R. Slater, Reed New Holland, 2009, ISBN 9781977069635
External Links
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