Mayrornis
| Mayrornis | |
|---|---|
| Slaty monarch (Mayrornis lessoni) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Mayrornis Wetmore, 1932 |
| Type species | |
| Rhipidura lesson Gray, 1846
| |
Mayrornis is a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae found in the Solomon Islands and Fiji. The name Mayrornis is a compound word. The first part, Mayr, commemorates Ernst Walter Mayr, a German ornithologist and systematist. The second part, ornis, is the Greek word meaning "bird". Established by Frank Alexander Wetmore in 1932, it contains the following species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayrornis schistaceus | Vanikoro monarch | Santa Cruz Islands. | |
| Mayrornis versicolor | Ogea monarch | Ogea Driki and Ogea Levu | |
| Mayrornis lessoni | Slaty monarch | Fiji. |