Cutia
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- The agoutis of the genus Dasyprocta are locally known as "cutias". See also Hutia, where the name for these mammals originated.
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Cutia
Hodgson, 1837
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The cutias are the bird genus Cutia in the family Leiothrichidae. These birds are found in montane forests of continental South and Southeast Asia.[1] The name is derived from the Nepali name khatya or khutya for the type species, the Himalayan cutia (C. nipalensis).[2] The cutias are related to the alcippes and the laughingthrushes.
For long, the genus was held to be monotypic, containing only a single species C. nipalensis. This has more recently been split in two, however:
- Himalayan cutia, Cutia nipalensis
- Vietnamese cutia, Cutia legalleni
Footnotes
References
- 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.
- 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
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