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Genus of birds
Crypsirina is a small genus of long-tailed passerine birds in the crow and jay family, Corvidae. The two species are highly arboreal and rarely come to the ground to feed.[2] The generic name is derived from the Greek words kruptō, meaning "to conceal," and rhis or rhinos, meaning "nostrils".[3]
They are:
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Racket-tailed treepie | Crypsirina temia (Daudin, 1800) |
southern Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Indo-China, Sumatra, Java and Bali | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Hooded treepie | Crypsirina cucullata Jerdon, 1862 |
Burma | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
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The racket-tailed treepie, formerly placed in Dendrocitta, is an all-black Southeast Asian species. The grey and black hooded treepie is endemic to Myanmar.
References
- ^ "Corvidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Madge, Steve; Burn, Hilary (1994). Crows and Jays: A Guide to the Crows, Jays and Magpies of the World. Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-3999-7.
- ^ Jobling, James (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Christopher Helm. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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