About Australasian Robins

Overview

The Australasian Robins are a family of birds (Latin: Petroicidae) within the order Perching Birds (Passerines). Worldwide the family includes about 16 genera and 51 species. Its members are primarily distributed across Australasia, the Pacific Ocean. Notable genera include Petroica, Melanodryas, Eopsaltria. Passeriformes, the perching birds or songbirds, are by far the largest bird order, with 144 families and about 6,758 species, roughly half of all living birds.

Classification

Family: Petroicidae (Australasian Robins); Order: Perching Birds (Passerines); about 16 genera and 51 species.

Distribution

Primarily across Australasia, the Pacific Ocean.