Mino (bird) explained

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.[1]

Taxonomy

The members of the genus are:[1]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Mino anais New Guinea
Mino dumontii New Guinea
Mino krefftiBismarck Archipelago and northern Solomon Islands

The long-tailed myna was formerly considered a subspecies of the yellow-faced myna.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Feare . Chris . Craig, Adrian . 1999 . Starlings and Mynas . . 0-7136-3961-X.