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Golden-breasted Fulvetta
The golden-breasted fulvetta (''Lioparus chrysotis'') is a species of songbird found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Taxonomy When Edward Blyth first described the golden-breasted fulvetta in 1845, from a written description provided by naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson of a specimen collected in Nepal, he gave it the scientific name ''Proparus chrysotis''. Most ornithologists kept it in that genus until 1889, when Eugene William Oates created the genus ''Lioparus'' and named the golden-breasted fulvetta as its type species and sole member. He moved the species out of the genus ''Proparus'' because it had a broader bill, much longer (bristles hanging over the nostrils) and smaller hind claws than other species in the genus. There are six recognized subspecies: *''L. c. chrysotis'', the nominate subspecies, is found from central Nepal east to northeastern India (w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary
Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary encompassing an area of in the Pakyong District of the Indian state of Sikkim. It was established in 2002 and includes the hamlets of Aritar, Dakline Lingtam, Phadamchen, Dzuluk, Gnathang Monastery Kupup.Wildlife Protected areas of Sikkim : http://www.sikenvis.nic.in/Database/Wildlife_785.aspx?format=Print It is about east of Rorathang and about by road from Rangpo city. Geography Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary lies at an elevation of . Pangolakha range in the east separates Sikkim from its eastern neighboring country Bhutan, whereas it is linked through forest patches to the south with Neora Valley National Park in West Bengal. Some high altitude lakes are present there, including Lake Tsongmo, which act as a biodiversity hotspot for migratory birds. Rivers and their tributaries from the north are frozen from December to March; whereas they all flow with an enormous volume of water during the rainy season from mid-April t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysomma
''Chrysomma'' is a songbird genus. It is quite closely related to the parrotbills, and is therefore a member of the family Paradoxornithidae. Taxonomy The genus ''Chrysomma'' was introduced in 1843 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth. He designated the type species as ''Timalia hypoleuca'' Franklin 1831. This taxon is now one of subspecies of the yellow-eyed babbler. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ''khrusos'' meaning "gold" and ''omma'' meaning "eye". The genus contains two species: The rufous-tailed babbler was formerly placed in this genus but has been moved to the monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ... '' Moupinia''. References Bird genera Birds of Indomalaya Taxa named by Edward Blyth Taxonomy articles created by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. Phylogeneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Houghton Hodgson
Brian Houghton Hodgson (1 February 1801 – 23 May 1894) was a pioneer natural history, naturalist and ethnologist working in India and Nepal where he was a British Resident (title), Resident. He described numerous species of birds and mammals from the Himalayas, and several birds were named after him by others such as Edward Blyth. He was a scholar of Newar Buddhism and wrote extensively on a range of topics relating to linguistics and religion. He was an opponent of the British proposal to introduce English as the official medium of instruction in Indian schools. Early life Hodgson was the second of seven children of Brian Hodgson (1766–1858) and his wife Catherine (1776–1851), and was born at Lower Beech, Prestbury, Cheshire. His father lost money in a bad bank investment and had to sell their home at Lower Beech. A great-aunt married to Beilby Porteus, the Bishop of London, helped them but the financial difficulties were great. Hodgson's father worked as a warden of the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinosuthora
''Suthora'' is a genus of parrotbills in the family Paradoxornithidae. Taxonomy The genus ''Suthora'' was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson with the type species as ''Suthora nipalensis'', the black-throated parrotbill. The genus name is the Nepalese word for the black-throated parrotbill (''Suthora nipalensis''). The genus now includes species formerly placed in the genera ''Neosuthora'', ''Chleuasicus'', and ''Sinosuthora''. These genera are now considered as junior synonyms of ''Suthora'' based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ... study by Tianlong Cai and collaborators published in 2019. Species The genus contains the following 12 species: References Bird genera Parro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suthora
''Suthora'' is a genus of parrotbills in the family Paradoxornithidae. Taxonomy The genus ''Suthora'' was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson with the type species In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ... as ''Suthora nipalensis'', the black-throated parrotbill. The genus name is the Nepalese word for the black-throated parrotbill (''Suthora nipalensis''). The genus now includes species formerly placed in the genera ''Neosuthora'', ''Chleuasicus'', and ''Sinosuthora''. These genera are now considered as junior synonyms of ''Suthora'' based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study by Tianlong Cai and collaborators published in 2019. Species The genus contains the following 12 species: References Bird genera Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cholornis
''Paradoxornis'' is a genus of passerine birds in the family Paradoxornithidae The parrotbills are a family, Paradoxornithidae, of passerine birds that are primarily native to East, Southeast and South Asia, with a single species in western North America, though feral populations exist elsewhere. They are generally smal .... Species It contains the following species: References Bird genera Parrotbills {{Sylvioidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conostoma
The great parrotbill (''Paradoxornis aemodius'') is a bird species the Paradoxornithidae family. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. It was previously placed in a monotypic genus, the ''Conostoma''. References *Robson, C. (2007). Family Paradoxornithidae (Parrotbills) pp. 292–321 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. ''Handbook of the Birds of the World The ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. ...'', Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. External links Great parrotbill videoon the Internet Bird Collection great parrotbill great parrotbill Birds of Nepal Birds of Bhutan Birds of Tibet Birds of China great parrotbill Taxa named by Brian Houghton Hodgson Taxonomy articles created by Polbot [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradoxornis
''Paradoxornis'' is a genus of passerine birds in the family Paradoxornithidae. Species It contains the following species: References Paradoxornis, Bird genera Parrotbills {{Sylvioidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
