Olive flyrobin explained

The olive flyrobin (Kempiella flavovirescens) is a species of bird in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae that is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

The olive flyrobin was formerly placed in the genus Microeca. It was moved to the resurrected genus Kempiella, that had originally been introduced by the Australian ornithologist, Gregory Mathews, based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2011.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Christidis . L. . Irestedt . M. . Rowe . D. . Boles . W.E. . Norman . J.A. . 2011 . Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA phylogenies reveal a complex evolutionary history in the Australasian robins (Passeriformes: Petroicidae) . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 61 . 3 . 726–738 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.08.014 . 21867765 .
2. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2019 . Australasian robins, rockfowl, rockjumpers, Rail-babbler . World Bird List Version 9.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 17 June 2019 .