Heteromyias
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Heteromyias is a genus of bird
in the Petroicidae
family.
It contains the following species:
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Petroicidae
Petroicidae
The bird family Petroicidae includes roughly 45 species in about 15 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 the Australasian robins. Within the...
family.
It contains the following species:
- Grey-headed RobinGrey-headed RobinThe Grey-headed Robin is a species of bird in the family Petroicidae.-Taxonomy:It is one of two species within the genus Heteromyias. Previously it and the Ashy Robin from New Guinea were treated as one species and known as Heteromyias albispecularis...
(Heteromyias cinereifrons) - Ashy RobinAshy RobinThe Ashy Robin , also known as Black-cheeked Robin, is a species of bird in the family Petroicidae native to New Guinea.-Taxonomy:...
(Heteromyias albispecularis)