Myza

Myza
White-eared myza (Myza sarasinorum)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Myza
A. B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1895
Type species
Myza sarasinorum
A.B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1895

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:

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Myza celebensisDark-eared myzaisland of Sulawesi in Indonesia
Myza sarasinorumWhite-eared myzaSulawesi in Indonesia

The name Myza comes from the Greek word muzaō, meaning "to suck".