Mino (bird)

Short description: Genus of birds

Mino

Yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Passeriformes
Family:  | Sturnidae
Genus:  | Mino
Lesson, 1827
Type species
Mino dumontii[1]

Lesson, 1827

Species

M. dumontii
M. anais
M. kreffti

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]

## Taxonomy

The members of the genus are:[2]

Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution

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| Mino anais | Golden myna | New Guinea
| 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

1. ↑ "Sturnidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=181.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Feare, Chris; Craig, Adrian (1999). Starlings and Mynas. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-7136-3961-X.

## External links

Wikidata ☰ Q578776 entry

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