Crypsirina

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.[1] The generic name is derived from the Greek words kruptō, meaning "to conceal," and rhis or rhinos, meaning "nostrils".[2]

Crypsirina
Crypsirina cucullata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Crypsirina
Vieillot, 1816
Species
  • C. temia
  • C. cucullata

They are:

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Crypsirina temiaRacket-tailed treepiesouthern Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Indo-China, Sumatra, Java and Bali
Crypsirina cucullataHooded treepieBurma

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
  1. 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.
  2. Jobling, James (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Christopher Helm. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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