Petroica is a genus of Australasian robins, named due to their red and pink markings. They are not closely related to the European Robin

European Robin

The European Robin , most commonly known in Anglophone Europe simply as the Robin, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family , but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher...

 nor the American robin

American Robin

The American Robin or North American Robin is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European Robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the flycatcher family...

. The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...

 words petro- "rock" and oikos "home", from birds' habits of sitting on rocks.

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

Eopsaltria

Eopsaltria is a genus of small forest passerines known in Australia as the Yellow Robins. They belong to the Australasian Robin family Petroicidae. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek for "dawn singer/song" because of their dawn chorus. They are inquisitive and bold birds, and have been...

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Species and subspecies

• New Zealand Robin
  New Zealand Robin
  The New Zealand Robin or Toutouwai , Petroica australis, is a sparrow-sized bird found only in New Zealand, where it has the status of a protected endemic species. The birds are sparsely distributed through South Island and Stewart Island/Rakiura, although the distribution is not continuous...
  
   (Petroica australis)
• North Island Robin
  North Island Robin
  The North Island Robin is a species of Australasian robin endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. It was once considered a subspecies of the New Zealand Robin of South and Stewart Islands, but mitochondrial DNA sequences have shown that the two lineages split prior to the Pleistocene and...
  
   (Petroica longipes)
• Pacific Robin
  Pacific Robin
  The Pacific Robin , is a red-breasted Australasian robin in the passerine bird genus Petroica found on Norfolk Island, Melanesia and Polynesia. It is similar in plumage to the Scarlet Robin of Australia, and until recently the two were considered conspecific until split in 1999 by Schodde and Mason...
  
   (Petroica multicolor)
  • Norfolk Island Pacific Robin
    Norfolk Island Pacific Robin
    The Norfolk Island Pacific Robin , also known as the Norfolk Island Scarlet Robin or Norfolk Island Robin, is a small bird in the Australasian robin family, Petroicidae...
    
    
• Scarlet Robin
  Scarlet Robin
  The Scarlet Robin is a common red-breasted Australasian robin in the passerine bird genus Petroica. The species is found on continental Australia and its offshore islands, including Tasmania...
  
   (Petroica boodang)
• Red-capped Robin
  Red-capped Robin
  The Red-capped Robin is a small passerine bird native to Australia. Found in dryer regions across much of the continent, it inhabits scrub and open woodland. Like many brightly coloured robins of the Petroicidae family, it is sexually dimorphic...
  
   (Petroica goodenovii)
• Flame Robin
  Flame Robin
  The Flame Robin is a small passerine bird native to Australia. It is a moderately common resident of the coolest parts of south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Like the other two red-breasted Petroica robins—the Scarlet Robin and the Red-capped Robin—it is often simply but...
  
   (Petroica phoenicea)
• Black Robin
  Black Robin
  The Black Robin or Chatham Island Robin is an endangered bird from the Chatham Islands off the east coast of New Zealand. It is closely related to the New Zealand Robin . It was first described by Walter Buller in 1872. The binomial commemorates the New Zealand botanist Henry H. Travers...
  
   (Petroica traversi)
• Tomtit
  Tomtit
  The Tomtit, Petroica macrocephala, is a small passerine bird in the family Petroicidae, the Australian robins. It is endemic to the islands of New Zealand, ranging across the main islands as well as several of the outlying islands. It has several other English names as well. There are several...
  
   (Petroica macrocephala)
  • Chatham Island Tomtit
    Chatham Island Tomtit
    The Chatham Island Tomtit is a subspecies of Tomtit found on some of the smaller islands of New Zealand....
    
     (P. macrocephala chathamensis)
• Rose Robin
  Rose Robin
  The Rose Robin is a small passerine bird native to Australia. Like many brightly coloured robins of the Petroicidae it is sexually dimorphic. The male has a distinctive pink breast. Its upperparts are dark grey with white frons, and its tail black with white tips. The underparts and shoulder are...
  
   (Petroica rosea)
• Pink Robin
  Pink Robin
  The Pink Robin is a small passerine bird native to southeastern Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Like many brightly coloured robins of the Petroicidae family, it is sexually dimorphic...
  
   (Petroica rodinogaster)
• Snow Mountain Robin
  Snow Mountain Robin
  The Snow Mountains Robin , also known as the Snow Mountain Robin, is a species of bird in the Petroicidae family. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia.-References:...
  
   (Petroica archboldi)
• Alpine Robin
  Alpine Robin
  The Alpine Robin is a species of bird in the Petroicidae family. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
  
  (Petroica bivittata)