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Xanthomixis

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Xanthomixis
Spectacled tetraka (Xanthomixis zosterops)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Bernieridae
Genus: Xanthomixis
Sharpe, 1881
Type species
Bernieria zosterops[1]
Sharpe, 1875

Xanthomixis is a genus of birds in the Malagasy warbler family, Bernieridae. It contains the tetrakas.

Species

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The genus contains three species:[2]

Image Common name Scientific Name Distribution
Appert's tetraka Xanthomixis apperti south-west of Madagascar.
Grey-crowned tetraka Xanthomixis cinereiceps eastern and northern Madagascar.
Spectacled tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops Madagascar.

References

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  1. ^ "Bernieridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Grassbirds, Donacobius, tetrakas, cisticolas, allies". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

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]