Myza

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Myza
White-eared myza (Myza sarasinorum)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Myza
A. B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1895
Type species
Myza sarasinorum[1]
A.B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1895

Myza is a genus of bird in the family Meliphagidae. Established by Adolf Bernhard Meyer and Lionel William Wiglesworth in 1895, it contains the following species:[2]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Myza celebensis Dark-eared myza island of Sulawesi in Indonesia
Myza sarasinorum White-eared myza Sulawesi in Indonesia

The name Myza comes from the Greek word muzaō, meaning "to suck".[3]

References

  1. ^ "Melaphagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ "ITIS Report: Myza". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.