Cutia | |
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Himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Leiothrichidae |
Genus: |
Cutia Hodgson, 1837 |
Type species | |
Cutia nipalensis
[1] Hodgson, 1837
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Species | |
See text |
The cutias are the passerine bird genus Cutia in the family Leiothrichidae. These birds are found in montane forests of continental South and Southeast Asia. [2] The name is derived from the Nepali name khatya or khutya for the type species, the Himalayan cutia (C. nipalensis). [3] The cutias are related to the alcippes and the laughingthrushes.
For a long time the genus was held to be monotypic, containing only a single species C. nipalensis. This has more recently been split in two: [4]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Cutia nipalensis | Himalayan cutia | Himalayan region, from India to northern Thailand. | |
Cutia legalleni | Vietnamese cutia | Laos and Vietnam. |
Cutia | |
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Himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Leiothrichidae |
Genus: |
Cutia Hodgson, 1837 |
Type species | |
Cutia nipalensis
[1] Hodgson, 1837
| |
Species | |
See text |
The cutias are the passerine bird genus Cutia in the family Leiothrichidae. These birds are found in montane forests of continental South and Southeast Asia. [2] The name is derived from the Nepali name khatya or khutya for the type species, the Himalayan cutia (C. nipalensis). [3] The cutias are related to the alcippes and the laughingthrushes.
For a long time the genus was held to be monotypic, containing only a single species C. nipalensis. This has more recently been split in two: [4]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Cutia nipalensis | Himalayan cutia | Himalayan region, from India to northern Thailand. | |
Cutia legalleni | Vietnamese cutia | Laos and Vietnam. |