Himalayan Cutia (Cutia nipalensis)

Family
Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes And Allies)

Size
17 - 19.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hodgson, 1837

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From 850 - 2,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Bhutan (R) (NB), China (mainland) (R) (NB), India (R) (NB), Malaysia (R) (NB), Myanmar (R) (NB), Thailand (R) (NB).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (52)...)

Himalayan Cutia (Cutia nipalensis) [XC648783]
by Lim Ying Hien from Pine Tree Hill, Malaysia (begging call, call)

Himalayan Cutia (Cutia nipalensis) [XC453736]
by Greg Irving from Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park, Fang, Chiang Mai, Thailand (call)

Subspecies
Cutia nipalensis (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Himalayan Cutia (Cutia nipalensis) and Vietnamese Cutia (Cutia legalleni) following Collar (2006).

Formerly treated as conspecific with Vietnamese Cutia (Cutia legalleni).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

nipalensis Hodgson, 1837 - Eastern Uttaranchal Pradesh east to Bhutan and north-eastern Indian hill states (except Meghalaya), north-western and northern Myanmar and southern China (adjacent south-eastern Xizang, extreme north-western Yunnan, possibly extending to south-western Sichuan).
melanchima Deignan, 1947 - Eastern and south-eastern Myanmar, southern China (western and southern Yunnan), north-western Thailand, northern and central Laos and north-western Vietnam (western Tonkin).
cervinicrissa Sharpe, 1888 - Peninsular Malaysia.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Himalayan Cutia (Cutia nipalensis) - 10 files

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