Petroica
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Petroica is a genus of Australasian robins, named for their red and pink markings. They are not closely related to the European robins nor the American robins.
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Petroica | |
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North Island robin (Petroica longipes) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Infraorder: | Passerides |
Family: | Petroicidae |
Genus: | Petroica Swainson, 1829 |
Type species | |
Muscicapa multicolor[1] Gmelin, 1789 | |
Species | |
14; see text |
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The genus was introduced by the English naturalist, William John Swainson, in 1829, with the Norfolk robin (Petroica multicolor) as the type species.[2][3] The generic name combines the Ancient Greek petro- "rock" with oikos "home".[4]
Many species in Australia have a red breast and are known colloquially as "red robins" as distinct from the "yellow robins" of the genus Eopsaltria.[5]