Microeca
Genus of birds
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Microeca is a genus of passerine birds in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae. The species in this genus are commonly known as flyrobins (along with the closely related torrent flyrobin).
| Microeca | |
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| Jacky winter (Microeca fascinans) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Petroicidae |
| Genus: | Microeca Gould, 1841 |
| Type species | |
| Microeca assimilis[1] Gould, 1841 | |
| Species | |
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Species
The genus contains three species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microeca hemixantha | Golden-bellied flyrobin or Tanimbar flyrobin | Tanimbar Islands. | |
 | Microeca flavigaster | Lemon-bellied flyrobin or lemon-bellied flycatcher | Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea |
_(cropped).jpg) | Microeca fascinans | Jacky winter | Australia and also in Papua New Guinea. |
Several other species were formerly placed in this genus:
- Yellow-bellied flyrobin or yellow-bellied robin (Microeca flaviventris)[3]
- Olive flyrobin (Microeca flavovirescens)
- Yellow-legged flyrobin or yellow-legged flycatcher (Microeca griseoceps)
- Canary flyrobin or Papuan flycatcher (Microeca papuana)
There is also an undescribed taxon of Microeca called the "Bismarck Flyrobin" (see Dutson, Birds of Melanesia, p. 162 (2011)). A recording of its songs has been made.[4]
