Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Infraclassis: Aves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Corvida
Superfamilia: Corvoidea
Familia: Petroicidae
Subfamilia: Microecinae
Genus: Microeca
Species (7): M. fascinans – M. flavigaster – M. flaviventris – M. flavovirescens – M. griseoceps – M. hemixantha – M. papuana
Name
Microeca Gould, 1841
References
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1840) Pt8 no.95 p.172
Links
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Nomenclator Zoologicus
Microeca is a genus of passerine birds in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae. The species in this genus are commonly known as flyrobins (along with the closely related torrent flyrobin).
Species
The genus contains three species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microeca hemixantha | Golden-bellied flyrobin or Tanimbar flyrobin | Tanimbar Islands. | |
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Microeca flavigaster | Lemon-bellied flyrobin or lemon-bellied flycatcher | Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea |
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Microeca fascinans | Jacky winter | Australia and also in Papua New Guinea. |
Several other species were formerly placed in this genus:
Yellow-bellied flyrobin or yellow-bellied robin (Microeca flaviventris)[2]
Olive flyrobin (Microeca flavovirescens)
Yellow-legged flyrobin or yellow-legged flycatcher (Microeca griseoceps)
Canary flyrobin or Papuan flycatcher (Microeca papuana)
References
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Australasian robins, rockfowl, rockjumpers, Rail-babbler". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
Loynes, Kate; Joseph, Leo; Keogh, J. Scott (2009). "Multi-locus phylogeny clarifies the systematics of the Australo-Papuan robins (Family Petroicidae, Passeriformes)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 53 (1): 212–19. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.05.012. PMID 19463962.
Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2
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