Cutia

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

Cutia
Cutia - Bhutan S4E0752 (19551604441).jpg
Himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis)
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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]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Cutia - Bhutan S4E0752 (19551604441).jpg Cutia nipalensis Himalayan cutia Himalayan region, from India to northern Thailand.
Cutia legalleni Vietnamese cutia Laos and Vietnam.

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References

  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.