Petroica

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Petroica
Petroica phoenicea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Petroicidae
Genus: Petroica
Swainson, 1829
Species

Petroica australis
Petroica multicolor
Petroica phoenicea
Petroica traversi
Petroica macrocephala

Petroica is a genus of Australasian robins, named on account of their red and pink markings. That they are not closely related to the European Robin nor the American robin.

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