National Marine Science Centre, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales 2054, Australia.
Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2011 Dec;61(3):726-38. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.08.014. Epub 2011 Aug 17.
The Australasian robins (Petroicidae) comprise a relatively homogeneous group of small to medium-sized insectivorous birds. Their center of diversity is Australia and New Guinea (40 species) but seven species have managed to colonize geographically distant islands such as Tanimbar, New Britain, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Samoa. To resolve the evolutionary relationships within the Petroicidae, we here present the results of a phylogenetic analysis of sequence data from two mitochondrial genes (ND2, CO1) and one nuclear intron (β-Fibrinogen intron 5) for all 14 genera and 40 of the 46 currently recognized species. All phylogenetic analyses identified six primary lineages, treated here as subfamilies, within the Petroicidae: (1) Eopsaltriinae comprising Eopsaltria (excluding E. flaviventris), Tregellasia, Peneothello, Melanodryas, Poecilodryas and Heteromyias; (2) Drymodinae comprising Drymodes; (3) Microecinae comprising Microeca, Monachella and Eopsaltria flaviventris; (4) Petroicinae comprising Petroica and Eugerygone; (5) Pachycephalopsinae comprising Pachycephalopsis; and (6) Amalocichlinae comprising Amalocichla. The genera Eopsaltria, Microeca, Peneothello and Poecilodryas were found to be paraphyletic. Based on assessments of phylogenetic branching patterns and/or DNA divergence it also was apparent that Eopsaltriaaustralis, Tregellasialeucops, Melanodryascucullata, Heteromyiasalbispecularis, Drymodessupercilious and Microecaflavigaster may each comprise more than one species. The Petroicidae display a complex biogeographical history involving repeated radiations both within, and across Australia and New Guinea. It appears that dispersal into smaller islands such as New Britain, Tanimbar and the South Pacific has only been undertaken by species with a "flycatcher" body form.
澳亚罗宾鸟（Petroicidae）是一组相对同质的中小体型食虫鸟类。它们的多样性中心在澳大利亚和新几内亚（40 种），但有七种已经成功地在地理上遥远的岛屿上殖民，如坦米巴尔、新不列颠、新西兰、新喀里多尼亚、诺福克岛、瓦努阿图、所罗门群岛、斐济和萨摩亚。为了解决 Petroicidae 内部的进化关系，我们在这里展示了对来自两个线粒体基因（ND2、CO1）和一个核内基因（β-纤维蛋白原内含子 5）的序列数据进行的系统发育分析结果，涉及所有 14 个属和 46 种现有识别种中的 40 种。所有的系统发育分析都确定了 Petroicidae 内的六个主要谱系，这里将其视为亚科：（1）Eopsaltriinae 包括 Eopsaltria（不包括 E. flaviventris）、Tregellasia、Peneothello、Melanodryas、Poecilodryas 和 Heteromyias；（2）Drymodinae 包括 Drymodes；（3）Microecinae 包括 Microeca、Monachella 和 Eopsaltria flaviventris；（4）Petroicinae 包括 Petroica 和 Eugerygone；（5）Pachycephalopsinae 包括 Pachycephalopsis；和（6）Amalocichlinae 包括 Amalocichla。Eopsaltria、Microeca、Peneothello 和 Poecilodryas 被发现是并系的。基于对系统发育分支模式和/或 DNA 分化的评估，也明显表明 Eopsaltria australis、Tregellasia leucops、Melanodryas cucullata、Heteromyias salbispecularis、Drymodes supercilious 和 Microeca flavigaster 可能各包含一个以上的物种。Petroicidae 显示出复杂的生物地理历史，涉及到在澳大利亚和新几内亚内部以及跨越它们的多次辐射。似乎只有具有“画眉”体型的物种才会向新不列颠、坦米巴尔和南太平洋等较小岛屿扩散。
