Melanotis
Melanotis | |
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Melanotis caerulescens | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Mimidae |
Genus: | Melanotis Bonaparte, 1850 |
Species | |
M. caerulescens |
Melanotis is a genus of bird in the Mimidae family. It contains the following species:
- Blue mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens)
- Blue-and-white mockingbird (Melanotis hypoleucus)
Taxonomy
The word Melanotis is derived from the Ancient Greek roots melano-/μελανο- "black" and ot-/ὠτ- "ear".[1]
Description
The two Melanotis species are the world's most brightly colored mockingbirds.[2]
References
- ↑ Liddell, Henry George and Robert Scott (1980). A Greek-English Lexicon (Abridged Edition). United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. pp. 431, 507. ISBN 0-19-910207-4.
- ↑ Alderfer, Jonathan (2009). National Geographic Complete Birds of the World. National Geographic Books. p. 310. ISBN 1-4262-0403-5.
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