Heteromyias is a genus of passerine birds in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae.
The genus was introduced by the English zoologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe in 1879 with the grey-headed robin (Heteromyias cinereifrons) as the type species. The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek "different" and the Modern Latin "flycatcher".
Species The genus contains three species: Image Scientific name Common name Distribution Heteromyias cinereifrons Grey-headed robin Queensland, Australia Heteromyias albispecularis Ashy robin New Guinea. Heteromyias armiti Black-capped robin New Guinea
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