Mayrornis
Slaty monarch (Mayrornis lessoni)
Scientific classification Edit this 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 of bird in the family Monarchidae 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".[2] Established by Frank 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.

References

  1. ^ "Monarchidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  3. ^ "ITIS Report: Mayrornis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 November 2014.


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