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Chat (bird)
Chats (formerly sometimes known as "chat-thrushes") are a group of small Old World insectivorous birds formerly classified as members of the thrush family (Turdidae), but following genetic DNA analysis, are now considered to belong to the Old World flycatcher family (Muscicapidae). The name is normally applied to the more robust ground-feeding flycatchers found in Europe and Asia and most northern species are strong migrants. There are many genera and these birds in particular make up most of the subfamily Saxicolinae. Other songbirds called "chats" are: * Australian chats, genera ''Ashbyia'' and '' Epthianura'' of the honeyeater family (Meliphagidae). They belong to a more ancient lineage than Saxicolinae. * American chats, genus ''Granatellus'' of the cardinal family (Cardinalidae), formerly placed in the wood-warbler family. They belong to a more modern lineage than Saxicolinae. * Yellow-breasted chat (''Icteria virens''), an enigmatic North American songbird tentatively p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whinchat
The whinchat (''Saxicola rubetra'') is a small migratory passerine bird breeding in Europe and western Asia and wintering in central Africa. At one time considered to be in the thrush family, Turdidae, it is now placed in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. Both sexes have a strong supercilium, brownish upper parts mottled darker, a pale throat and breast, a pale buff to whitish belly, and a blackish tail with white bases to the outer tail feathers, but in the breeding season, the male has an orange-buff throat and breast. The whinchat is a solitary species, favouring open grassy country with rough vegetation and scattered small shrubs. It perches in elevated locations ready to pounce on the insects and other small invertebrates that form its diet. The nest is built by the female on the ground in coarse vegetation, with a clutch of four to seven eggs being laid. The hen incubates the eggs for about thirteen days and then both parents feed the nestlings. Fledging tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarsiger
''Tarsiger'' is a genus of six species of birds in the family Muscicapidae. They are small, mostly brightly coloured insectivorous birds native to Asia and (one species) northeastern Europe; four of the six species are confined to the Sino-Himalayan mountain system. The genus has sometimes been included within the related genus ''Luscinia'', but the species have been found to form a distinct monophyletic group. Taxonomy The genus ''Tarsiger'' was introduced in 1845 by the English naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson with the golden bush robin as the type species. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''tarsos'', "flat of the foot" and Latin ''gerere'', "to carry". The genus contains the following species: * White-browed bush robin (''Tarsiger indicus'') * Rufous-breasted bush robin (''Tarsiger hyperythrus'') * Collared bush robin (''Tarsiger johnstoniae'') *Red-flanked bluetail (''Tarsiger cyanurus'') * Himalayan bluetail (''Tarsiger rufilatus'') * Golden bush robin (''Tarsiger chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-starred Robin
The white-starred robin (''Pogonocichla stellata'') is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher and chat family Muscicapidae. It is also sometimes more simply called the starred robin. It is monotypic within the genus ''Pogonocichla''. There are around twelve subspecies. The species is found in East and southern Africa. It is a forest species, occurring in montane forest in the north of its range but closer to sea level further south. This is a brightly coloured robin with a bright yellow breast and belly, a slate coloured head with spots on the eyes and throat and blueish wings. The white-starred robin gives a range of calls that vary geographically. The diet is dominated by insects, although some fruit is taken as well. It is a territorial and seasonal breeder that lays up to three eggs in a domed nest. The generic name ''Pogoncichla'' is derived from the Greek ''pogon'' for beard, a reference to the white spots on the throat and face, and ''kikhle'' for thrush. Similarly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saxicola
''Saxicola'' (Latin: ''saxum'', rock + ''incola'', dwelling in.), the stonechats or chats, is a genus of 15 species of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World. They are insectivores occurring in open scrubland and grassland with scattered small shrubs. Taxonomy The genus was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Matthäus Bechstein in 1802. The type species was subsequently designated as the European stonechat. The name ''Saxicola'' is from Latin ''saxum'', ''saxi'' "stone" and ''-cola'' "dweller". The genus was formerly included in the thrush family Turdidae, but as with several other related genera, has now been shown to be correctly classified in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, in which it is most closely related to the genera '' Oenanthe'' (wheatears) and '' Campicoloides''. Genetic and behavioural evidence has also resulted in several new species being accepted in the genus in recent years, most notably the splitting of the former broad "specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irania (bird)
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Irania may refer to: * ''Irania'' (bird), a genus of birds * ''Irania'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae See also * '' Irania Encyclopedia'' * ''Encyclopedia Iranica'' * Iranian (other) Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran * Iranian lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erithacus
''Erithacus'' (Greek: "robin" (erithacos)) is a genus of passerine bird that contains a single extant species, the European robin ''(Erithacus rubecula)''. The Japanese robin and Ryukyu robin were also placed in this genus (as ''Erithacus akahige'' and ''E. komadori''), but were moved to the genus ''Larvivora'' in 2006. Fossil species *†''Erithacus horusitskyi'' Kessler & Hir, 2012 (Miocene of Hungary) *†''Erithacus minor ''Erithacus'' (Greek: "robin" (erithacos)) is a genus of passerine bird that contains a single extant species, the European robin ''(Erithacus rubecula)''. The Japanese robin and Ryukyu robin were also placed in this genus (as ''Erithacus akahige ...'' Kessler, 2013 (Pliocene of Hungary) References Bird genera Bird genera with one living species Muscicapidae {{Bird-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larvivora
''Larvivora'' is a genus of small passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that occur in central and eastern Asia. The seven species in this genus were all previously placed in other genera. A large molecular phylogenetic study published on 2010 found that the genera ''Luscinia'' and ''Erithacus'' as defined by Edward C. Dickinson in 2003 were not monophyletic. The genus ''Larvivora'' with the type species ''Larvivora cyane'' was reinstated to accommodate a well-defined clade. Although the rufous-headed robin was not included in the phylogenetic study, it was moved to the resurrected genus as it is similar in structure, song and behaviour to the Indian blue robin and the Siberian blue robin. The genus ''Larvivora'' had been introduced by the British naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1837. The word ''Larvivora'' comes from the new Latin ''larva'' meaning caterpillar and ''-vorus'' meaning eating (''vorace'' to devour). The genus includes th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calliope (genus)
''Calliope'' is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The species were previously placed in the genus ''Luscinia''. A large molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that ''Luscinia'' as defined in 2003 by Edward C. Dickinson was not monophyletic. The genus ''Calliope'', with the type species, ''Calliope calliope'', was reinstated to accommodate a well-defined clade. Although the blackthroat (''Calliope obscura'') had not been included in the 2010 phylogenetic analysis, a subsequent study found that the firethroat and the blackthroat were sister species and not colour morphs of the same species as some publications had previously suggested. The genus ''Calliope'' was introduced by the English ornithologist John Gould in 1836. ''Calliope'', from classical Greek meaning beautiful-voiced, was one of the muses in Greek mythology and presided over eloquence and heroic poetry An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luscinia
''Luscinia '' is a genus of smallish passerine birds, containing the nightingales and relatives. Formerly classed as members of the thrush family Turdidae, they are now considered to be Old World flycatchers (Muscicapidae) of the chat subfamily (Saxicolinae). The chats are a lineage of Old World flycatchers that has evolved convergently to thrushes. Taxonomy and systematics The word ''Luscinia'' was used for nightingales and similar birds in Classical Latin (e.g. in the AD 70s ''Naturalis Historia'' by Pliny the Elder), if not earlier. Etymologically, it might be derived from ''luscus'' (Latin for "half-blind", "half-understood" etc.) or ''clueō'' (Latin for "to be well-known") + (probably) Latin ''canō'' "to sing". Hence, it could be translated as "little-seen s in the twilightsongster" or "famous songster". The genus ''Luscinia'' was introduced by the English naturalist Thomas Forster in 1817. The type species is the common nightingale (''Luscinia megarhynchos''). Delimi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collared Bush Robin
The collared bush robin or Johnstone's robin (''Tarsiger johnstoniae'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Taiwan, living in montane and subalpine forests. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a least-concern species. Taxonomy This species was described as ''Ianthia johnstoniae'' by William Robert Ogilvie-Grant in 1906: the specimens were collected by Walter Goodfellow on Yushan (Mount Morrison). It has also been included in the genus ''Luscinia''. The species' eponym is named after Marion A. Johnstone, a well-known aviculturist to whom Goodfellow previously sent a specimen of a lorikeet. Description The collared bush robin is about long. The male and female are different. The male has a slate-black head with a white supercilium. The rufous upper breast, mantle and scapulars form a collar. The back is sooty-black, the wings are black and brownish-black, and the tail is black. The lower breast is buffish-y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous-breasted Bush Robin
The rufous-breasted bush robin (''Tarsiger hyperythrus'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, southwestern China, northeast India, northern Myanmar and Nepal. Its natural habitat is temperate forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...s. References rufous-breasted bush robin Birds of Eastern Himalaya Birds of Yunnan rufous-breasted bush robin rufous-breasted bush robin Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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