Petroica

Petroica is a genus of Australasian robins, named due to their red and pink markings. They are not closely related to the European robin nor the American robin. The genus was introduced by the English naturalist William John Swainson in 1829 with the Norfolk robin (Petroica multicolor) as the type species. The generic name combines the Ancient Greek petro- 'rock' with oikos 'home'. Many species in Australia have a red breast and are known colloquially as 'red robins' as distinct from the 'yellow robins' of the genus Eopsaltria. The genus contains the following 13 species: