Melanotis
Encyclopedia
Melanotis is a genus of bird
in the Mimidae family.
It contains the following species:
roots melano-/μελανο- "black" and ot-/ὠτ- "ear".
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Mimidae family.
It contains the following species:
- Blue MockingbirdBlue MockingbirdThe Blue Mockingbird is a species of bird in the Mimidae family. It is endemic to Mexico, but has occurred as a vagrant in the southern United States...
(Melanotis caerulescens) - Blue-and-white MockingbirdBlue-and-white MockingbirdThe Blue-and-white Mockingbird is a species of bird in the Mimidae family. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and south-eastern Mexico. Its natural habitats are dry scrubland, woodland, second growth and forest edges at 1000–3000 m above sea-level.It is about 25 cm long...
(Melanotis hypoleucus)
Taxonomy
The word Melanotis is derived from the Ancient GreekAncient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
roots melano-/μελανο- "black" and ot-/ὠτ- "ear".