Australasian Robins (Petroicidae)
Southern Scrub-robin (Drymodes brunneopygia) - HBW 12, p. 468
French: Drymode à croupion brun
German: Malleescheindrossel
Spanish: Petroica Matorralera Sureña
Other common names: Mallee/Pale Scrub-robin
Taxonomy: Drymodes brunneopygia Gould, 1841, belts of the Murray, South Australia, Australia.
Genus conventionally placed in thrush family (Turdidae) on basis of largely terrestrial lifestyle, upright posture and associated morphology, but subsequently shown to have different syringeal structure; studies of DNA-DNA hybridization indicate that it belongs with present family. Monotypic.
Distribution: S Australia: scattered locations in SW Western Australia (except for extreme SW corner), SE South Australia (E from Eyre Peninsula, S from Flinders Ranges), C & SW New South Wales and N & NW Victoria.
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A bird perched singing. Locality Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2009 2 years ago 25 sec 4.7 -
A bird perched singing and zoom out showing the habitat. Locality Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2009 2 years ago 25 sec 4.3 -
A male on a branch, singing Locality Billiat Conservation Park, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
David Fisher 24 September 2006 6 years ago 19 sec 3.8 -
On ground, searching for food. Locality Gluepot Nature Reserve, South Australia, Australia
Stephen Wallace 17 April 2009 2 years ago 14 sec 3.7 -
A bird moving on the ground. Locality Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2009 2 years ago 20 sec 3.2
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