| Melanotis | |
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| Blue mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Mimidae |
| Genus: | Melanotis Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Turdus melanotis[1] Temminck, 1830
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| Species | |
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M. caerulescens | |
Melanotis is a genus of bird in the family Mimidae. It contains the following species:
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Blue mockingbird | Melanotis caerulescens | Mexico |
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Blue-and-white mockingbird | Melanotis hypoleucus | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico |