- Melanotis
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Melanotis Melanotis caerulescens Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae Genus: Melanotis
Bonaparte, 1850Species M. caerulescens
M. hypoleucusMelanotis 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 1426204035.
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