Heteromyias
Genus of birds
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Heteromyias is a genus of passerine birds in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae.
| Heteromyias | |
|---|---|
| |
| Grey-headed robin (Heteromyias cinereifrons) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Petroicidae |
| Genus: | Heteromyias Sharpe, 1879 |
| Type species | |
| Poecilodryas cinereifrons[1] Ramsay, 1876 | |
| Species | |
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3; see text | |
The genus was introduced by the English zoologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe in 1879 with the grey-headed robin (Heteromyias cinereifrons) as the type species.[2][3] The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek heteros "different" and the Modern Latin myias "flycatcher".[4]
Species
The genus contains three species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Heteromyias cinereifrons | Grey-headed robin | Queensland, Australia |
 | Heteromyias albispecularis | Ashy robin | New Guinea. |
_(48842512897).jpg) | Heteromyias armiti[6] | Black-capped robin | New Guinea |
