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Petroicidae

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Petroicidae, the Australasian robins, is a family of passerine birds comprising 51 species in 19 genera, endemic to the Australasia region including New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and Pacific islands as far east as Samoa. Members have a compact build with a large rounded head, a short straight bill and rounded wingtips, and occupy wooded habitats from alpine country to tropical rainforest. All species are primarily insectivorous and typically hunt by perching and pouncing on prey below, living in long-term pair bonds and small family groups, with many species practicing cooperative breeding. They build camouflaged cup-shaped nests, often set in a vertical fork of a tree or shrub and disguised with moss, bark or lichen; despite their common name, Australasian robins are only distantly related to the European robin, which belongs to the family Muscicapidae.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Member Count Band
10 to 100 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Quaternary 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ829925, descriptionView the Source
2. Australasian robin (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The bird family Petroicidae includes 51 species in 19 genera.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Petroicidae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 46
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Petroicidae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Petroicidae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 0.129 ... "early_interval": "Late Pleistocene"
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Wikidata: Petroicidae
Wikidata Q829925, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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