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Poecilodryas
Poecilodryas is a genus of passerine birds in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae.
| Poecilodryas | |
|---|---|
| White-browed robin (Poecilodryas superciliosa) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Petroicidae |
| Genus: | Poecilodryas Gould, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Petroica cerviniventris[1] Gould, 1858 | |
| Species | |
| see text | |
The genus was erected by the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould in 1865.[2] The type species was subsequently designated as the buff-sided robin (Poecilodryas cerviniventris).[3][4] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek poikilos "variegated" with dryad "tree-nymph".[5]
Species edit
The genus contains four species:[6]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poecilodryas brachyura | Black-chinned robin | northern New Guinea | |
| Poecilodryas hypoleuca | Black-sided robin | Indonesia and Papua New Guinea | |
| Poecilodryas superciliosa | White-browed robin | north-eastern Australia | |
| Poecilodryas cerviniventris | Buff-sided robin | northern Australia |
Formerly, some authorities also placed the following species (or subspecies) in the genus Poecilodryas:
- Brown-backed whistler (now Pachycephala modesta in the family Pachycephalidae)[7]
- Golden monarch (nitidus) (now Carterornis nitida in the family Monarchidae)[8]
- Black-throated robin (now Plesiodryas albonotata)[6][9]
- Banded yellow robin (now Gennaeodryas placens)[6][9]
References edit
- ^ "Pectroicidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Gould, John (1865). Handbook to the Birds of Australia. Vol. 1. London: Self-published. p. 287.
- ^ Sharpe, R. Bowdler (1879). Catalogue of the Passeriformes or Perching Birds in the Collection of the British Museum. Cichlomorphae Part 1. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Vol. 4. London: Trustees of the British Museum. pp. 240, 242.
- ^ Mayr, Ernst; Cottrell, G. William, eds. (1986). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 11. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 575.
- ^ Jobling, J.A. (2019). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Poecilodryas". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive: Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Pachycephala modesta - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ^ "Carterornis chrysomela nitidus - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
- ^ a b Mayr, Ernst; Cottrell, G. William, eds. (1986). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 11. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. pp. 576–577.