Minla
Encyclopedia
The bird
genus
Minla (from minla, Nepali
for M. ignotincta) of the family
Timaliidae was commonly used for three, most likely unrelated species
. The genus is probably best split, with only the Red-tailed Minla
(M. ignotincta) retained in the now-monotypic
genus.
Previously, the genus contained the following species:
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...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Minla (from minla, Nepali
Nepali language
Nepali or Nepalese is a language in the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family.It is the official language and de facto lingua franca of Nepal and is also spoken in Bhutan, parts of India and parts of Myanmar...
for M. ignotincta) of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Timaliidae was commonly used for three, most likely unrelated species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
. The genus is probably best split, with only the Red-tailed Minla
Red-tailed Minla
The Red-tailed Minla is a bird species in the family Timaliidae. Most modern authors consider its genus Minla monotypic...
(M. ignotincta) retained in the now-monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus.
Previously, the genus contained the following species:
- Red-tailed MinlaRed-tailed MinlaThe Red-tailed Minla is a bird species in the family Timaliidae. Most modern authors consider its genus Minla monotypic...
(Minla ignotincta) - Chestnut-tailed MinlaChestnut-tailed MinlaThe Chestnut-tailed Minla or Bar-throated Minla, is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It has traditionally been placed in the genus Minla instead of the monotypic Chrysominla....
(Minla strigula, now Chrysominla strigula) - Blue-winged MinlaBlue-winged MinlaThe Blue-winged Siva , also known as the Blue-winged Minla, is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It has in the past been placed in the genus Minla instead of the monotypic Siva....
or Siva (Minla cyanouroptera, now Siva cyanouroptera)