Microeca

Microeca fascinans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Corvoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Corvida Superfamilia: Corvoidea

Familia: Petroicidae
Subfamilia: Microecinae
Genus: Microeca
Species (3): M. fascinans – M. flavigaster – M. hemixantha

Species transferred to other genera:

• Kempiella: M. flavovirescens – M. griseoceps
  
• Devioeca: M. papuana
  
• Cryptomicroeca: M. flaviventris
  

Name

Microeca Gould, 1841

• Typus: Microeca assimilis Gould, 1841 = Microeca fascinans assimilis = Loxia fascinans Latham, 1801 = Microeca fascinans (by monotypy).

References

Primary references

• Gould, J. 1841. Descriptions of new Birds from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London "1840" Pt.8 no.95: 147–151 BHL 159–165 BHL 169–179 BHL Reference page.  p. 172 BHL

Additional references

• Loynes, K.; Joseph, L.; Keogh, J.S. 2009 Multi-locus phylogeny clarifies the systematics of the Australo-Papuan robins (Family Petroicidae, Passeriformes). Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 53(1): 212–219. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.05.012 Reference page. 
• Christidis L., Irestedt, M., Rowe, D., Boles, W.E. Norman, J.A. 2011. Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA phylogenies reveal a complex evolutionary history in the Australasian robins (Passeriformes: Petroicidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 61(3): 726–738. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.08.014 Reference page. 

Links

• Nomenclator Zoologicus

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