Talk:Dusky robin

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Did you know... that the Dusky Robin (pictured) was known as "Stump Robin" by early settlers in Tasmania due to its penchant for perching on fenceposts and stumps?

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The Dusky Robin (Melanodryas vittata) is a small passerine bird native to Tasmania. A member of the Australian Robin family, it is not related to European or American Robins. It is a brown-plumaged bird of open woodland, measuring 16–17 cm (6.3–6.7 in) in length.Photo: JJ Harrison

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