Pacific robin
Species of songbird native to islands in southwestern Pacific / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pacific robin (Petroica pusilla), is a red-breasted Australasian robin in the passerine bird genus Petroica found in Melanesia and Polynesia. It is similar in plumage to the scarlet robin of Australia, and until recently the two were considered conspecific until split in 1999 by Schodde and Mason.[3] Thirteen subspecies of Pacific robin are currently recognised,[4] and these subspecies display considerable variation in plumage, foraging preferences, and habitat. The Norfolk robin was previously considered a subspecies of the Pacific robin, but is now considered a distinct species.[5]
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Pacific robin[1] | |
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P. p. kleinschmidti, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Infraorder: | Passerides |
Family: | Petroicidae |
Genus: | Petroica |
Species: | P. pusilla |
Binomial name | |
Petroica pusilla Peale, 1849 | |
Synonyms | |
Petroica multicolor |
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