Melanotis | |
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Melanotis caerulescens | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Mimidae |
Genus: | Melanotis Bonaparte, 1850 |
Species | |
M. caerulescens |
Melanotis is a genus of bird in the Mimidae family. It contains the following species:
The word Melanotis is derived from the Ancient Greek roots melano-/μελανο- "black" and ot-/ὠτ- "ear".[1]
The two Melanotis species are the world's most brightly colored mockingbirds.[2]