Xanthomixis
Encyclopedia
Xanthomixis is a genus of bird
s in the Malagasy
warbler family Bernieridae. It contains the tetrakas.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s in the Malagasy
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
warbler family Bernieridae. It contains the tetrakas.
Species
- Appert's TetrakaAppert's TetrakaAppert's Tetraka or Appert's Greenbul is a small passerine bird endemic to the south-west of Madagascar. The species was only described in 1972, and has been the subject of considerable taxonomic confusion. It was initially placed in the greenbul genus Phyllastrephus, and later with the Old World...
, Xanthomixis apperti - Grey-crowned TetrakaGrey-crowned TetrakaThe Grey-crowned Tetraka or Grey-crowned Greenbul is a species of Malagasy warblerin the family Bernieridae.It is found only in eastern and northern Madagascar....
, Xanthomixis cinereiceps - Dusky Tetraka, Xanthomixis tenebrosa
- Spectacled Tetraka, Xanthomixis zosterops