Myza
Genus of birds
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Myza is a genus of bird in the family Meliphagidae. Established by Adolf Bernhard Meyer and Lionel William Wiglesworth in 1895, it contains the following species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.JPG) | Myza celebensis | Dark-eared myza | island of Sulawesi in Indonesia |
| Myza sarasinorum | White-eared myza | Sulawesi in Indonesia |
| Myza | |
|---|---|
 | |
| White-eared myza (Myza sarasinorum) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Myza A. B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1895 |
| Type species | |
| Myza sarasinorum[1] A.B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1895 | |
The name Myza comes from the Greek word muzaō, meaning "to suck".[3]
