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Mayrornis

Mayrornis is a genus of bird in the Monarchidae family. Established by Frank Alexander Wetmore in 1932, it contains the following species:

  • Slaty monarch (Mayrornis lessoni)
  • Vanikoro monarch (Mayrornis schistaceus)
  • Versicolored monarch (Mayrornis versicolor)

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".