Xanthomixis

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Xanthomixis
Spectacled tetraka (Xanthomixis zosterops)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 Malagasy 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 tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops Madagascar.

References

  1. ^ "Bernieridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.

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]