Melanotis

Melanotis is a genus of bird in the family Mimidae. It contains the following species:

Image	Common Name	Scientific name	Distribution
	Blue mockingbird	Melanotis caerulescens	Mexico
	Blue-and-white mockingbird	Melanotis hypoleucus	El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico

Melanotis
Blue mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Mimidae
Genus:	Melanotis Bonaparte, 1850
Type species
Turdus melanotis[1] Temminck, 1830
Species
M. caerulescens M. hypoleucus

Etymology

The word Melanotis is derived from the Ancient Greek roots melano-/μελανο- "black" and ot-/ὠτ- "ear".^[2]

Description

The two Melanotis species are the world's most brightly colored mockingbirds.^[3]