Biology:Poecilodryas

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Short description: Genus of birds


Poecilodryas
White-Browed Robin.jpg
White-browed robin (Poecilodryas superciliosa)
Scientific classification e
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

Poecilodryas is a genus of passerine birds in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae.

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

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
White-browed Robin (Poecilodryas superciliosa) (31304306071).jpg Poecilodryas superciliosa White-browed robin north-eastern Australia
Buff-sided Robin 7839.jpg Poecilodryas cerviniventris Buff-sided robin northern Australia

Formerly, some authorities also placed the following species (or subspecies) in the genus Poecilodryas:

References

  1. "Pectroicidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=155. 
  2. Gould, John (1865). Handbook to the Birds of Australia. 1. London: Self-published. p. 287. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8459855. 
  3. 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. 4. London: Trustees of the British Museum. pp. 240, 242. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8307230. 
  4. Mayr, Ernst; Cottrell, G. William, eds (1986). Check-list of Birds of the World. 11. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 575. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14484276. 
  5. Jobling, J.A. (2019). "Poecilodryas". in del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. et al.. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive: Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology. Lynx Edicions. https://www.hbw.com/dictionary/definition/poecilodryas. Retrieved 17 June 2019. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2019). "Australasian robins, rockfowl, rockjumpers, Rail-babbler". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/au_robins/. Retrieved 16 June 2019. 
  7. "Pachycephala modesta - Avibase". https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=F1D4D8D5C2DC92FC. 
  8. "Carterornis chrysomela nitidus - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=F034C33C&sec=summary&ssver=1. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 Mayr, Ernst; Cottrell, G. William, eds (1986). Check-list of Birds of the World. 11. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. pp. 576–577. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14484277. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1081954 entry