Pachycephalopsis
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''Pachycephalopsis'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of birds in the Australasian robin family
Petroicidae The bird family Petroicidae includes 51 species in 19 genera. All are endemic to Australasia: New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and numerous Pacific Islands as far east as Samoa. For want of an accurate common name, the family is often called th ...
that are found in
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.


Species

The genus contains the following two species: * Green-backed robin (''Pachycephalopsis hattamensis'') * White-eyed robin (''Pachycephalopsis poliosoma'')


References

* Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). ''
Handbook of the Birds of the World The ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. ...
''. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. Petroicidae Bird genera   Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Petroicidae-stub