''Melanotis'' is a genus of

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class (biology), class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the Oviparity, laying of Eggshell, hard-shelled eggs, a high Metabolism, metabolic rate, a fou ...

in the family Mimidae. It contains the following species:

Etymology

The word ''Melanotis'' is derived from the

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek ...

roots ''melano-/μελανο-'' "black" and ''ot-/ὠτ-'' "ear".

Description

The two ''Melanotis'' species are the world's most brightly colored mockingbirds.

References

Bird genera Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Mimidae-stub