Poecilodryas


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. The type species was subsequently designated as the buff-sided robin. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek poikilos "variegated" with dryad "tree-nymph".

Species

The genus contains three species:
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Poecilodryas hypoleucaBlack-sided robinIndonesia and Papua New Guinea
Poecilodryas superciliosaWhite-browed robinnorth-eastern Australia
Poecilodryas cerviniventrisBuff-sided robinnorthern Australia

Formerly, some authorities also placed the following species in the genus Poecilodryas: