Neomixis


Neomixis is a genus of small forest birds that are endemic to Madagascar.
The genus was introduced by the English zoologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe in 1881. The type species is the stripe-throated jery. The genus was formerly placed in the Old World babbler family but is now considered to belong to the family Cisticolidae.
The genus comprises three species:
Another species the wedge-tailed jery was until recently placed in this genus but biochemical studies suggest its true relationships lie elsewhere.