Himalayan cutia
| Himalayan cutia | |
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| in Mizoram, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Cutia |
| Species: | C. nipalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cutia nipalensis Hodgson, 1837
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| Synonyms | |
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Cutia nipalensis nipalensis Hodgson, 1837 | |
The Himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis) is a
This species inhabits the
monotypic, but the Vietnamese cutia, for long lumped with the Himalayan birds as a subspecies, has been recently raised to full species status as C. legalleni.[3]
Its natural ASL or so, but rarely if ever ascending above 2,500 m ASL.[4]
The Himalayan cutia is not considered threatened by the
Least Concern; in Bhutan, for example, it is a fairly frequently seen resident.[5]
Gallery
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A flock consisting of two males (♂) and a female (♀) in Neora Valley National Park in West Bengal, India -
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At Chainarang,Chitwan, Nepal.
Footnotes
References
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008a) Himalayan Cutia Species Factsheet. Retrieved 2008-MAY-27.
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008b): [2008 IUCN Redlist status changes]. Retrieved 2008-MAY-23.
- 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.
- Inskipp, Carol; Inskipp, Tim & Sherub (2000): The ornithological importance of Thrumshingla National Park, Bhutan. Forktail 14: 147–162. PDF fulltext
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) (2007): 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland.
- 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