Myiomela
| Myiomela | |
|---|---|
 | |
| White-tailed robin | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Myiomela G.R. Gray, 1846 |
Myiomela is a genus of bird in the Muscicapidae family, some members have sometimes been included in the genus Cinclidium and the phylogeny has not been resolved completely.[1][2] The genus currently includes the following species:
- White-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura)
- Sunda robin, (Myiomela diana)
- Nilgiri blue robin, (Myiomela major)
- White-bellied blue robin, (Myiomela albiventris)
References
- ↑ Deignan HG; Paynter HG, Jr.; Ripley SD (1964). Check-list of birds of the World. Volume 10. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. pp. 81–82.
- ↑ Sangster G; Alström P; Forsmark E; Olsson U (2010). "Multi-locus phylogenetic analysis of Old World chats and flycatchers reveals extensive paraphyly at family, subfamily and genus level (Aves: Muscicapidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 (1): 380–392. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.07.008. PMID 20656044.