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Smoky Robin
Melanodryas cryptoleuca
Least ConcernThe Smoky Robin is a small Australasian robin that forages from low perches or the forest floor for insects and other small invertebrates in western New Guinea. It is generally resident, using local habitat year-round while shifting within its range as food and cover change. Fun fact: this batch connects several unusual songbird lineages, from cliff-nesting rockfowl to wetland donacobius and oxpeckers that forage on large mammals.
- Family
- Petroicidae
- Group
- Australasian Robins
- Range
- Smoky Robin Range — Resident range in western New Guinea
- Population
- ≈ Unknown