Mixornis Explained
Mixornis is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae.
Taxonomy
These species were formerly placed in the genus Macronus. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2012 found that Macronus was not monophyletic. To create monophyletic genera Macronus was split and some species moved to the resurrected genus Mixornis.[1] [2] Mixornis had been introduced in 1842 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth to accommodate the taxon Timalia chloris. This is a junior synonym of Macronous gularis rubicapillus which had been described in 1833 by Samuel Tickell. It is now one of the subspecies of the pin-striped tit-babbler (Mixornis gularis rubicapilla).[1] [3] [4] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek mixis meaning "mixed" or "mingling" with ornis meaning "bird".[5]
Species
The genus includes the following species:[1]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| | Mixornis gularis | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam |
| Bold-striped tit-babbler | Mixornis bornensis | Borneo, and Java |
| | Mixornis flavicollis | Java |
| | Mixornis prillwitzi | the Kangean Islands |
| | Mixornis kelleyi | Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam |
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References
- Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Notes and References
- Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . August 2022 . Babblers & fulvettas . IOC World Bird List Version 12.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 22 September 2022 .
- Moyle . R.G. . Andersen . M.J. . Oliveros . C.H. . Steinheimer . F.D. . Reddy . S. . 2012 . Phylogeny and biogeography of the core babblers (Aves: Timaliidae) . Systematic Biology . 61 . 4 . 631–651 . 10.1093/sysbio/sys027 . free .
- Blyth . Edward . Edward Blyth . 1842 . Report from the curator . Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal . 11, Part 2 . 128 . 788-799 [794, note] .
- Book: Mayr . Ernst . Ernst Mayr . Paynter . Raymond A. Jr . 1964 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 10 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 318 .
- Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 257 .
