Yellow-bellied Flyrobin (Microeca flavigaster) by Ian
By them the birds of the heavens have their home; They sing among the branches. (Psalms 104:12 NKJV)
CLASS – AVES, Order – PASSERIFORMES, Family – Petroicidae – Australasian Robins
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Species (49)
White-faced Robin (Tregellasia leucops)
Pale-yellow Robin (Tregellasia capito)
White-breasted Robin (Quoyornis georgianus)
Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis)
Western Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria griseogularis)
Banded Yellow Robin (Gennaeodryas placens)
Hooded Robin (Melanodryas cucullata)
Dusky Robin (Melanodryas vittata)
White-winged Robin (Peneothello sigillata)
Smoky Robin (Peneothello cryptoleuca)
Slaty Robin (Peneothello cyanus)
White-rumped Robin (Peneothello bimaculata)
Mangrove Robin (Peneothello pulverulenta)
Black-chinned Robin (Poecilodryas brachyura)
Black-sided Robin (Poecilodryas hypoleuca)
White-browed Robin (Poecilodryas superciliosa)
Buff-sided Robin (Poecilodryas cerviniventris)
Black-throated Robin (Plesiodryas albonotata)
Ashy Robin (Heteromyias albispecularis)
Grey-headed Robin (Heteromyias cinereifrons)
Papuan Scrub Robin (Drymodes beccarii)
Northern Scrub Robin (Drymodes superciliaris)
Southern Scrub Robin (Drymodes brunneopygia)
Lemon-bellied Flyrobin (Microeca flavigaster)
Golden-bellied Flyrobin (Microeca hemixantha)
Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans)
Torrent Flyrobin (Monachella muelleriana)
Yellow-bellied Flyrobin (Cryptomicroeca flaviventris)
Yellow-legged Flyrobin (Kempiella griseoceps)
Olive Flyrobin (Kempiella flavovirescens)
Canary Flyrobin (Devioeca papuana)
Garnet Robin (Eugerygone rubra)
Rose Robin (Petroica rosea)
Pink Robin (Petroica rodinogaster)
Snow Mountain Robin (Petroica archboldi)
Mountain Robin (Petroica bivittata)
Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea)
Pacific Robin (Petroica pusilla)
Norfolk Robin (Petroica multicolor)
Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)
Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)
Tomtit (Petroica macrocephala)
North Island Robin (Petroica longipes)
South Island Robin (Petroica australis)
Black Robin (Petroica traversi)
Green-backed Robin (Pachycephalopsis hattamensis)
White-eyed Robin (Pachycephalopsis poliosoma)
Greater Ground Robin (Amalocichla sclateriana)
Lesser Ground Robin (Amalocichla incerta)
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Articles Mentioning Birds From This Family:
- Sunday Inspiration – Australasian Robins and Friends
- Pacific Robin
- Eastern Yellow Robin
- Scarlet Robin
- Yellow-legged Flyrobin
- Red-capped Robin
- Sunday Inspiration – Australian Robin and Friends
- Ian’s Bird of the Week – Tomtit
Other Websites that have photos of this Family:
- Australo-Papuan Robins – Petroicidae – Ian’s Birdway
- Australasian Robins (Petroicidae) – IBC
- Petroicidae – Wikipedia
- Family : Petroicidae – Le quide ornitho
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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 the species are known not only as robins but as scrub-robins and flycatchers.
Most species have a compact build with a large, rounded head, a short, straight bill, and rounded wingtips. They occupy a wide range of wooded habitats, from subalpine to tropical rainforest, and mangrove swamps to semi-arid scrubland. All are primarily insectivorous, although a few supplement their diet with seeds. Hunting is mostly by perch and pounce, a favoured tactic being to cling sideways onto a treetrunk and scan the ground below without moving.
Social organisation is usually centered on long-term pair-bonds and small family groups. Some genera practice cooperative breeding, with all family members helping defend a territory and feed nestlings. (Wikipedia with editing)
Some of the Family – Photos are Alphabetical down the columns:
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