Mino (bird)

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.[2]

Mino
Yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Mino
Lesson, 1827
Type species
Mino dumontii[1]
Lesson, 1827
Species

M. dumontii
M. anais
M. kreffti

Taxonomy

The members of the genus are:[2]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Mino anaisGolden mynaNew Guinea
Mino dumontiiYellow-faced mynaNew Guinea
Mino krefftiLong-tailed mynaBismarck Archipelago and northern Solomon Islands

The long-tailed myna was formerly considered a subspecies of the yellow-faced myna.

References

  1. "Sturnidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. Feare, Chris; Craig, Adrian (1999). Starlings and Mynas. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-7136-3961-X.
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  • Data related to Mino at Wikispecies
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