Australasian robin family

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The Australasian robin family is a group of small, insectivorous passerine birds native mainly to Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands, known for their upright posture and often colorful plumage.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Australasian robins 7
Australasian robin family canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family
taxon
biogeographicRealm Australasian realm
class Aves
clutchSize small clutch
commonNameOf Petroicidae
conservationStatus several species threatened
describedBy John Gould
diet insectivorous
distribution Australasia
linked to: Oceania
foragingStrategy ground gleaning
sallying from perches
habitat alpine shrublands
forests
mangroves
scrublands
woodlands
kingdom Animalia
migratoryBehavior mostly sedentary
nativeTo Australia
Indonesia
New Guinea
New Zealand
Pacific islands
linked to: Pacific Islands

Solomon Islands
nestType cup-shaped nest
notableSpecies Eopsaltria australis
Eopsaltria griseogularis
Melanodryas cucullata
linked to: Melanodryas

Pachycephalopsis hattamensis
linked to: Pachycephalopsis

Petroica australis
Petroica goodenovii
linked to: Petroica

Petroica macrocephala
linked to: Petroica

Petroica phoenicea
linked to: Petroica
order Passeriformes
parentalCare biparental care
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Acanthizidae
Maluridae
Passeridae
reproduction egg-laying
suborder Passeri
superfamily Petroicoidea
linked to: Petroicidae
taxonRank family
typeSpecies Petroica multicolor
linked to: Petroica
typicalPlumage often colorful
typicalPosture upright
typicalSize small
vocalization simple songs

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Petroicidae commonName Australasian robin family
Meliphagoidea includesCommonNameGroup Australasian robins
linked to: Australasian robin family
Petroica commonName Australasian robins
linked to: Australasian robin family
Peneothello commonName Australasian robins
linked to: Australasian robin family
Microeca belongsToGroup Australasian robins
linked to: Australasian robin family
Devioeca commonName Australasian robins
linked to: Australasian robin family
Heteromyias commonName Australasian robins
linked to: Australasian robin family
Melanodryas commonName Australasian robins
linked to: Australasian robin family