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Petroica
Sign in to savePetroica 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.
Species
Eastern Yellow Robin
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPetroicidae
Petroica es un género de aves paseriformes de la familia Petroicidae, que incluye a unas diez especies que se distribuyen por Australasia y Polinesia. Especies Tiene descritas entre diez y doce especies:[1][2][3] Petroica roquera (Petroica archboldi) Rand, 1940 - Montañas de Nueva Guinea. Petroica neozelandesa (Petroica australis) (Sparrman, 1788) - Nueva Zelanda. Petroica (australis) longipes (Lesson & Garnot, 1827) - Isla Norte. En ocasiones considerada una especie aparte.[4] Petroica montañesa (Petroica bivittata) De Vis, 1897 - Montañas de Nueva Guinea. Petroica frentirroja (Petroica goodenovii) (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) - Centro y sur de Australia. Petroica carbonera (Petroica macrocephala) (Gmelin, 1789) - Nueva Zelanda e islas cercanas. Petroica de la Norfolk (Petroica multicolor) (Gmelin, 1789) - Islas Salomón, Vanuatu, Fiyi, otras islas del Pacífico, y Australia. Petroica (multicolor) boodang (Lesson, 1837) - Centro y sur de Australia, y Tasmania. En ocasiones considerada una especie aparte.[1] Petroica flamígera (Petroica phoenicea) Gould, 1837 - Sureste de Australia. Petroica encarnada (Petroica rodinogaster) (Drapiez, 1819) - Sureste de Australia y Tasmani
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 179
- With media
- 38
- Family
- Petroicidae
- Collections
- ANWC, ROM, WFVZ, CUMV, USNM, MSU
- Recorded in
- Australia
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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.
==Taxonomy== The genus was introduced by the English naturalist, William Swainson, in 1829, with the Norfolk robin (Petroica multicolor) as the type species. The generic name combines the Ancient Greek petro- "rock" with oikos "home".
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