Biology:Mayrornis
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Mayrornis | |
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| Slaty monarch (Mayrornis lessoni) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Mayrornis Wetmore, 1932 |
| Type species | |
| Rhipidura lesson[1] Gray, 1846
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Mayrornis is a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae found in the Solomon Islands and Fiji. The name Mayrornis is a compound word. The first part, Mayr, commemorates Ernst Walter Mayr, a German ornithologist and systematist. The second part, ornis, is the Greek word meaning "bird".[2] Established by Frank Alexander Wetmore in 1932, it contains the following species:[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Mayrornis schistaceus | Vanikoro monarch | Santa Cruz Islands. | |
| Mayrornis versicolor | Ogea monarch | Ogea Driki and Ogea Levu | |
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Mayrornis lessoni | Slaty monarch | Fiji. |
References
- ↑ "Monarchidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=150.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling.
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Mayrornis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=557867. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
Wikidata ☰ Q1062041 entry
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