Crypsirina
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Crypsirina | |
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Crypsirina cucullata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Corvidae |
Subfamily: | Crypsirininae |
Genus: | Crypsirina Vieillot, 1816 |
Species | |
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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.
They are
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Crypsirina temia | Racket-tailed treepie | southern Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Indo-China, Sumatra, Java and Bali | |
Crypsirina cucullata | Hooded treepie | Burma |
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
- Madge and Burn, Crows and Jays ISBN 0-7136-3999-7