Mino (bird)
| Mino | |
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| Yellow-faced myna | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Mino Lesson, 1827 |
| species | |
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M. dumontii | |
Mino is a genus of mynas, birds in the starling family. These are the largest of the starlings, and are found in tropical moist lowland forests in Papua New Guinea and neighbouring islands. The members of the genus are:
- Golden myna, Mino anais
- Yellow-faced myna, Mino dumontii
- Long-tailed myna, Mino kreffti
The long-tailed myna was formerly considered a subspecies of the yellow-faced myna.
References
- Feare, Chris; Craig, Adrian (1999). Starlings and Mynas. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-7136-3961-X.
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