''Microeca'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
passerine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by t ...
birds in the Australasian robin family
Petroicidae
The bird family Petroicidae includes 51 species in 19 genera. All are endemic to Australasia: New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and numerous Pacific Islands as far east as Samoa. For want of an accurate common name, the family is often called th ...
. The species in this genus are commonly known as flyrobins (along with the closely related
torrent flyrobin
The torrent flyrobin (''Monachella muelleriana'') is a species of passerine bird in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae. It is also known as the torrent robin.
It is placed in the monotypic genus ''Monachella''. The species occurs in New G ...
).
Species
The genus contains three species:
Several other species were formerly placed in this genus:
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Yellow-bellied flyrobin
The yellow-bellied flyrobin (''Cryptomicroeca flaviventris'') is a species of passerine bird in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Cryptomicroeca''. The yellow-bellied flyrobin is endemic to New Caledo ...
or yellow-bellied robin (''Microeca flaviventris'')
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Olive flyrobin
The olive flyrobin (''Kempiella flavovirescens'') is a species of bird in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae that is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The olive flyrobin was formerl ...
(''Microeca flavovirescens'')
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Yellow-legged flyrobin or yellow-legged flycatcher (''Microeca griseoceps'')
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Canary flyrobin or Papuan flycatcher (''Microeca papuana'')
References
* Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). ''
Handbook of the Birds of the World
The ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. T ...
''. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions.
External links
Lemon-bellied Flyrobin at ''The Internet Bird Collection''
Petroicidae
Bird genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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