| Microeca | |
|---|---|
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| Jacky winter (Microeca fascinans) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Petroicidae |
| Genus: | Microeca Gould, 1841 |
| Type species | |
| Microeca assimilis [1] Gould, 1841 | |
| Species | |
see text | |
Microeca is a genus of passerine birds in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae. The species in this genus are commonly known as flyrobins (along with the closely related torrent flyrobin).
The genus contains three species: [2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microeca hemixantha | Golden-bellied flyrobin or Tanimbar flyrobin | Tanimbar Islands. | |
 | Microeca flavigaster | Lemon-bellied flyrobin or lemon-bellied flycatcher | Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea |
 | Microeca fascinans | Jacky winter | Australia and also in Papua New Guinea. |
Several other species were formerly placed in this genus:
There is also an undescribed taxon of Microeca called the "Bismarck Flyrobin" (see Dutson, Birds of Melanesia, p. 162 (2011)). A recording of its songs has been made. [4]
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