Heteromyias


Heteromyias is a genus of passerine birds in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae.
The genus was introduced by the English zoologist Richard [Bowdler Sharpe] in 1879 with the grey-headed robin as the type species. The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek "different" and the Modern Latin myias "flycatcher".

Species

The genus contains three species:
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Heteromyias cinereifronsGrey-headed robinQueensland, Australia
Heteromyias albispecularisAshy robinNew Guinea.
Heteromyias armitiBlack-capped robinNew Guinea