Melanotis
{{Short description|Genus of birds}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Melanotis caerulescens - Victoria.jpg
| image_caption = Blue mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens)
| taxon = Melanotis
| authority = Bonaparte, 1850
| type_species = Turdus melanotis{{cite web |url= https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=179 |title= Mimidae |author= |date= |website= aviansystematics.org |publisher= The Trust for Avian Systematics |access-date= 2023-07-15}}
| type_species_authority = Temminck, 1830
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
M. caerulescens
M. hypoleucus
}}
Melanotis is a genus of bird in the family Mimidae.
It contains the following species:
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120px | Blue mockingbird | Melanotis caerulescens | Mexico |
| 120px | Blue-and-white mockingbird | Melanotis hypoleucus | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico |
Etymology
The word Melanotis is derived from the Ancient Greek roots melano-/μελανο- "black" and ot-/ὠτ- "ear".{{cite book | author = Liddell, Henry George and Robert Scott | year = 1980 | title = A Greek-English Lexicon | publisher = Oxford University Press | location = United Kingdom | isbn = 0-19-910207-4 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/lexicon00lidd/page/431 431, 507] | edition = Abridged }}
Description
The two Melanotis species are the world's most brightly colored mockingbirds.{{cite book |title=National Geographic Complete Birds of the World |first=Jonathan |last=Alderfer |year=2009 |publisher=National Geographic Books |isbn=978-1-4262-0403-6 |page=310}}
References
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Category:Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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