Mino (bird)
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Mino | |
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Yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Sturnidae |
Genus: | Mino Lesson, 1827 |
Species | |
M. dumontii |
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..[1]
Taxonomy[edit]
The members of the genus are:[1]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Mino anisa | Golden myna | New Guinea |
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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[edit]
- ^ a b Feare, Chris; Craig, Adrian (1999). Starlings and Mynas. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-7136-3961-X.
External links[edit]
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