Melanotis
Sign in to saveMelanotis is a genus of bird in the family Mimidae. It contains the following species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Common name !! Scientific name !! Distribution |- |120px || Blue mockingbird ||Melanotis caerulescens|| Mexico |- |120px ||Blue-and-white mockingbird ||Melanotis hypoleucus||El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico |- |}
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Melanotis is a genus of bird in the family Mimidae. It contains the following species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Common name !! Scientific name !! Distribution |- |120px || Blue mockingbird ||Melanotis caerulescens|| Mexico |- |120px ||Blue-and-white mockingbird ||Melanotis hypoleucus||El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico |- |}
==Etymology== The word Melanotis is derived from the Ancient Greek roots melano-/μελανο- "black" and ot-/ὠτ- "ear".