Smoky Robin
A species of Slaty Robins and Allies Scientific name : Peneothello cryptoleuca Genus : Slaty Robins and Allies
Smoky Robin, A species of Slaty Robins and Allies
Botanical name: Peneothello cryptoleuca
Genus: Slaty Robins and Allies
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Description
Photo By Nigel Voaden 
Description
The smoky robin (Peneothello cryptoleuca) is a species of bird in the family Petroicidae endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Described by German ornithologist, Ernst Hartert, in 1874, the smoky robin is a member of the Australian robin family Petroicidae. Sibley and Ahlquist's DNA-DNA hybridisation studies placed this group in a Corvida parvorder comprising many tropical and Australian passerines, including pardalotes, fairy-wrens, and honeyeaters, as well as crows. However, subsequent molecular research (and current consensus) places the robins as a very early offshoot of the Passerida, or "advanced" songbirds, within the songbird lineage. 
Size
14 cm
Photo By Nigel Voaden 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Australasian robins Genus
Slaty Robins and Allies Species
Smoky Robin 
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