| Mayrornis | |
|---|---|
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| Slaty monarch (Mayrornis lessoni) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Mayrornis Wetmore, 1932 |
| Type species | |
| Rhipidura lesson[1] Gray, 1846 | |
Mayrornis is a genus ofbird in the familyMonarchidae found in theSolomon Islands andFiji. The nameMayrornis is a compound word. The first part,Mayr, commemoratesErnst Walter Mayr, a Germanornithologist andsystematist. The second part,ornis, is theGreek word meaning "bird".[2] Established byFrank Alexander Wetmore in 1932, it contains the following species:[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayrornis schistaceus | Vanikoro monarch | Santa Cruz Islands. | |
| Mayrornis versicolor | Ogea monarch | Ogea Driki and Ogea Levu | |
| Mayrornis lessoni | Slaty monarch | Fiji. |
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