Leiothrix | |
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Silver-eared mesia Leiothrix argentauris | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Leiothrichidae |
Genus: | Leiothrix Swainson, 1832 |
Type species | |
Parus furcatus [1] = Sylvia luteo Temminck, 1824 | |
Species | |
Leiothrix is a genus of passerine birds in the family Leiothrichidae. They belong to a clade also containing at least the liocichlas, barwings, minlas and sibias. The sibias are possibly their closest living relatives.
The genus Leiothrix was introduced in 1832 by the English naturalist William John Swainson with the red-billed leiothrix as the type species. [2] [3] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair". [4]
The genus contains two species: [5]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Leiothrix argentauris | Silver-eared mesia | South East Asia. | |
Leiothrix lutea | Red-billed leiothrix or "Pekin nightingale", | India, Bhutan, Nepal, Burma and parts of Tibet. | |
Their delicate colors and accomplished song make them popular cagebirds.
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