Mayrornis

Mayrornis
Slaty monarch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Mayrornis
Wetmore, 1932

Mayrornis is a genus of bird in the Monarchidae family found in the Solomon Islands and Fiji. The name Mayrornis is a compound word. The first part, Mayr, commemorates Ernst Walter Mayr, a German ornithologist and systematist. The second part, ornis, is the Greek word meaning "bird".[1] Established by Frank Alexander Wetmore in 1932, it contains the following species:[2]

References

  1. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  2. "ITIS Report: Mayrornis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
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