| Mayrimunia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Mayrimunia Wolters, 1949 |
| Type species | |
| Lonchura tristissima (streak-headed mannikin) Wallace, 1865 | |
Mayrimunia is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae that are endemic to New Guinea.
The genus was introduced in 1949 by the German ornithologist Hans Edmund Wolters with the streak-headed mannikin as the type species. The name was chosen to honour the evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr and combines his name with the genus Munia.
The two species now placed in genus were formerly placed in the genus Lonchura. They were moved to this resurrected genus based on a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2020.
Species
The genus contains two species:
- Streak-headed mannikin (Mayrimunia tristissima) – New Guinea
- White-spotted mannikin (Mayrimunia leucosticta) – New Guinea
References
- Wolters, Hans Edmund (1949). Beiträge zur Gattungssystematik der Vögel. Vol. 1. Krefeld: Goecke & Evers. p. 9.
- Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1968). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 14. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 373.
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- Olsson, Urban; Alström, Per (2020). "A comprehensive phylogeny and taxonomic evaluation of the waxbills (Aves: Estrildidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 146: 106757. Bibcode:2020MolPE.14606757O. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106757. PMID 32028027. S2CID 211048731.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (September 2023). "Waxbills, parrotfinches, munias, whydahs, Olive Warbler, accentors, pipits". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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