Eopsaltria

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Eopsaltria
Eastern Yellow Robin, Australian National Botanic Gardens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae Genus: Eopsaltria Swainson, 1832

Eopsaltria is a genus of small forest passerines known in Australia as the "Yellow Robins". They belong to the family Petroicidae. The name is derived from the Greek for "dawn singer/song".

Previously the two members of the genus Tregellasia were included in this genus; the Pale-yellow Robin, Tregellasia capito and White-faced Robin, T. leucops. Another species the Mangrove Robin Peneoenanthe pulverulenta is often included in this genus.

[edit] Species

• Eastern Yellow Robin, Eopsaltria australis
• Western Yellow Robin, Eopsaltria griseogularis
• White-breasted Robin, Eopsaltria georgiana
• Yellow-bellied Robin, Eopsaltria flaviventris

[edit] References

• Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 9788496553422