Melanocorypha minor

{{Short description|Extinct species of bird}}

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| fossil_range = Pliocene

| extinct = yes

| genus = Melanocorypha

| species = minor

| authority = Kessler, 2013

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Melanocorypha minor is an extinct species of Melanocorypha that inhabited Hungary during the Neogene period.{{Cite journal |author=Eugen Kessler |year=2013 |title=Neogene songbirds (Aves, Passeriformes) from Hungary |url=http://kazmer.web.elte.hu/Hantkeniana_8_beliv.pdf |url-status=dead |journal=Hantkeniana. Contributions of the Department of Palaeontology. Eötvös University |volume=8 |pages=37–149 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109220416/http://kazmer.web.elte.hu/Hantkeniana_8_beliv.pdf |archive-date=9 January 2014 |access-date=10 January 2014}}

Etymology

The specific epithet "minor" is derived from its small size.

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Category:Prehistoric birds

Category:Fossil taxa described in 2013

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