Cutia

The agoutis of the genus Dasyprocta are locally known as "cutias". See also Hutia, where the name for these rodents originated.

Cutia
Himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis)
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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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.

Species

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
Cutia nipalensis Himalayan cutia Himalayan region, from India to northern Thailand.
Cutia legalleni Vietnamese cutia Laos and Vietnam.

References

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  1. ^ "Leiothrichidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. ^ Collar & Robson (2007)
  3. ^ Pittie (2004)
  4. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Laughingthrushes and allies". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  • Collar, N.J. & Robson, Craig (2007): Family Timaliidae (Babblers). In: del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew & Christie, D.A. (eds.): Handbook of Birds of the World, Volume 12 (Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees): 70-291. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
  • Pittie, Aasheesh (2004): A dictionary of scientific bird names originating from the Indian region. Buceros: ENVIS Newsletter Avian Ecology & Inland Wetlands 9(2): 1-30. PDF fulltext