Mino (bird)


Mino is a genus of mynas, birds in the starling family. These are the largest of the starlings, and are found in tropical moist lowland forests in New Guinea and eastern neighbouring islands.

Taxonomy

The members of the genus are:
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Mino anaisGolden mynaNew Guinea
Mino dumontiiYellow-faced mynaNew Guinea
Mino krefftiLong-tailed mynaBismarck Archipelago and northern Solomon Islands-

The long-tailed myna was formerly considered a subspecies of the yellow-faced myna.