Biology:Xanthomixis

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Short description: Genus of birds

Xanthomixis
Spectacled Greenbul - Madagascar S4E7249 (17051185851).jpg
Spectacled tetraka (Xanthomixis zosterops)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Bernieridae
Genus: Xanthomixis
Sharpe, 1881
Type species
Bernieria zosterops[1]
Sharpe, 1875
Species

4 recognized species, see article.

Xanthomixis is a genus of birds in the Madagascar warbler family, Bernieridae. It contains the tetrakas.

Species

Image Common name Scientific Name Distribution
Appert's tetraka Xanthomixis apperti south-west of Madagascar.
Grey-crowned tetraka Xanthomixis cinereiceps eastern and northern Madagascar.
Dusky tetraka Xanthomixis tenebrosa Madagascar.
Spectacled Greenbul - Madagascar S4E7249 (17051185851).jpg Spectacled tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops Madagascar.

References

Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed August 28, 2007 [1]

Wikidata ☰ Q2454483 entry