Biology:Myza
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Myza | |
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| White-eared myza (Myza sarasinorum) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Myza A. B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1895 |
| Type species | |
| Myza sarasinorum[1] A.B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1895
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Myza is a genus of bird in the family Meliphagidae. Established by Adolf Bernhard Meyer and Lionel William Wiglesworth in 1895, it contains the following species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Myza celebensis | Dark-eared myza | island of Sulawesi in Indonesia |
| Myza sarasinorum | White-eared myza | Sulawesi in Indonesia |
The name Myza comes from the Greek word muzaō, meaning "to suck".[3]
References
- ↑ "Melaphagidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=119.
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Myza". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=557940. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling.
Wikidata ☰ Q1039097 entry
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