Biology:Mino (bird)

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Short description: Genus of birds


Mino
Yellow-faced Myna.jpg
Yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Mino
Lesson, 1827
Type species
Mino dumontii[1]
Lesson, 1827
Species

M. dumontii
M. anais
M. kreffti

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 New Guinea and eastern neighboring islands.[2]

Taxonomy

The members of the genus are:[2]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Golden Myna (2904731239).jpg Mino anais Golden myna New Guinea
Yellow-faced Myna 2.jpg Mino dumontii Yellow-faced myna New Guinea
Mino kreffti Long-tailed myna Bismarck Archipelago and northern Solomon Islands

The long-tailed myna was formerly considered a subspecies of the yellow-faced myna.

References

  1. "Sturnidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=181. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Feare, Chris; Craig, Adrian (1999). Starlings and Mynas. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-7136-3961-X. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q578776 entry