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Indian Blue Robin
The Indian blue robin (''Larvivora brunnea'') is a small bird found in the Indian Subcontinent. Formerly considered a thrush, it is now considered one of the Old World flycatchers in the family Muscicapidae. It was earlier also called the Indian blue chat. It is migratory, breeding in the forests along the Himalayas of Nepal, India, Myanmar and Bangladesh. They winter in the hill forests of the Western Ghats of India and in Sri Lanka. Taxonomy The Indian blue robin was described by Hodgson who placed it in a new genus ''Larvivora'' but it was later placed in the genus ''Luscinia''. A large-sample molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that ''Luscinia'' was not monophyletic. The genus was therefore split and several species including Indian blue robin were moved to the reinstated genus ''Larvivora''. ''Larvivora'' is a sister of the species ''Brachypteryx cruralis'', ''Brachypteryx leucophrys'' and ''Brachypteryx hyperythra''. Description The Indian blue robin is s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Houghton Hodgson
Brian Houghton Hodgson (1 February 1800 or more likely 1801 – 23 May 1894) was a pioneer naturalist and ethnologist working in India and Nepal where he was a British 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 Martello ... [...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''). Delimita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birds Of The Himalayas
The ecology of the Himalayas varies with climate, rainfall, altitude, and soils. The climate ranges from tropical at the base of the mountains to permanent ice and snow at the highest elevations. The amount of yearly rainfall increases from west to east along the southern front of the range. This diversity of climate, altitude, rainfall and soil conditions supports a variety of distinct plant and animal species, such as the Nepal gray langur (''Semnopithecus schistaceus'') Lowland forests On the Indo-Gangetic plain at the base of the mountains, an alluvial plain drained by the Indus and Ganges-Brahmaputra river systems, vegetation varies from west to east with rainfall. The xeric Northwestern thorn scrub forests occupy the plains of Pakistani and the Indian Punjab. Further east lie the Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh and the Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests of Bihar and West Bengal. These are monsoon forests, with drought-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robins
Robins may refer to: Places United States *Robins, Iowa, a small city *Robins, Ohio, an unincorporated community *Robins Township, Fall River County, South Dakota *Robins Island, of the coast of New York state *Robins Air Force Base, Georgia * Robins Center, arena in Richmond, Virginia People * Alison Robins (1920-2017), worked at Bletchley Park "Y-Service" *General Augustine Warner Robins (1882–1940), U.S. Army Air Corps *Benjamin Robins (1707–1751), English scientist, mathematician, and engineer *Bryce Robins (rugby union, born 1958) (born 1958), New Zealand rugby union player and All Black *Bryce Robins (born 1980), New Zealand and Japanese rugby union player, son of above * C. A. Robins (1884–1970), 22nd Governor of Idaho * C. Richard Robins (1928-2020), American ichthyologist *Denise Robins (1897−1985), English romance novelist *Derrick Robins (1914–2004), English cricketer and sports promoter *Edward H. Robins (1881-1955), American actor * Edwin Frederick Robins ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point Calimere
Kodiakkarai also called Point Calimere or Cape Calimere, is a low headland of the Coromandel Coast, in the Nagapattinam district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Cape is located about south of Vedaranyam in the delta region of the Cauvery River, and marks a nearly right-angle turn in the coastline. The antiquity of the area is evidenced by the Kodi Kuzhagar temple built during the Chola period, and a Chola lighthouse, which was destroyed in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Kodiakkarai has been designated as a Ramsar site since August 2002. Point Calimere is also associated with the mythological Hindu epic, The Ramayana. The highest point of the cape, at an elevation of , is Ramarpatham, meaning "Rama's feet" in Tamil. A stone slab on the Cape bears the impressions of two feet and is said to be the place where Rama stood and reconnoitered Ravana's kingdom in Sri Lanka, which is to the south of the Point. It is also mentioned by Kalki in his historical novel ''Ponniyin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luscinia Brunnea
The Indian blue robin (''Larvivora brunnea'') is a small bird found in the Indian Subcontinent. Formerly considered a thrush, it is now considered one of the Old World flycatchers in the family Muscicapidae. It was earlier also called the Indian blue chat. It is migratory, breeding in the forests along the Himalayas of Nepal, India, Myanmar and Bangladesh. They winter in the hill forests of the Western Ghats of India and in Sri Lanka. Taxonomy The Indian blue robin was described by Hodgson who placed it in a new genus ''Larvivora'' but it was later placed in the genus ''Luscinia''. A large-sample molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that ''Luscinia'' was not monophyletic. The genus was therefore split and several species including Indian blue robin were moved to the reinstated genus ''Larvivora''. ''Larvivora'' is a sister of the species ''Brachypteryx cruralis'', ''Brachypteryx leucophrys'' and ''Brachypteryx hyperythra''. Description The Indian blue robin is si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluethroat
The bluethroat (''Luscinia svecica'') is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It, and similar small European species, are often called chats. It is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in wet birch wood or bushy swamp in Europe and across the Palearctic with a foothold in western Alaska. It nests in tussocks or low in dense bushes. It winters in north Africa and the Indian subcontinent. The bluethroat is similar in size to the European robin at 13–14 cm. It is plain brown above except for the distinctive black tail with red side patches. It has a strong white supercilium. Despite the distinctive appearance of the males, recent genetic studies show only limited variation between the forms, and confirm that this is a single species. Moults begins in July after breeding and are completed in 40–45 days, before the birds migrate. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachypteryx Hyperythra
The rusty-bellied shortwing (''Brachypteryx hyperythra'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Yunnan, Northeast India and far northern Myanmar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is affected by habitat loss. Having turned out to be more common than previously believed, it is downlisted from Vulnerable to Near Threatened in the 2007 IUCN Red List.See BirdLife International (2007a,b). References * BirdLife International (2007a): 2006-2007 Red List status changes]. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26. * BirdLife International (2007b)Rusty-bellied Shortwing - BirdLife Species Factsheet Retrieved 2007-AUG-28. Further reading * * * External links Xeno-canto: audio recordings of the Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx, rusty-bellied shortwing Birds of Northeast India Birds of Yunnan rusty-bellied shortwing rusty-bellied shortwing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachypteryx Leucophrys
The lesser shortwing (''Brachypteryx leucophris'') is a species of chat. This species is now classified in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in south-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sundas. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References lesser shortwing Birds of Eastern Himalaya Birds of South China Birds of Southeast Asia lesser shortwing The lesser shortwing (''Brachypteryx leucophris'') is a species of chat. This species is now classified in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in south-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sundas. Its natural habitat is subtropical or t ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachypteryx Cruralis
The Himalayan shortwing (''Brachypteryx cruralis'') is a species of chat. This species is now classified in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in South-east Asia from the Himalayas to southern China, northwestern Thailand and northern Indochina. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is a shy skulker, preferring to be on or near the ground, in the depths of dark vegetation, where it feeds on small insects, larvae, berries, seeds, sprouts and new buds of plants. The nest consists of moss and grass stems, placed in a dense shrub. References Himalayan shortwing Birds of Nepal Birds of Bhutan Birds of Northeast India Birds of China Birds of Southeast Asia Himalayan shortwing Himalayan shortwing The Himalayan shortwing (''Brachypteryx cruralis'') is a species of chat. This species is now classified in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in South-east Asia from the Himalayas to southern China, northwestern Thailand and northern Indoc ... [...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 New Latin (also called Neo-Latin or Modern Latin) is the revival of Literary Latin used in origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monophyletic
In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic groups are typically characterised by shared derived characteristics ( synapomorphies), which distinguish organisms in the clade from other organisms. An equivalent term is holophyly. The word "mono-phyly" means "one-tribe" in Greek. Monophyly is contrasted with paraphyly and polyphyly as shown in the second diagram. A ''paraphyletic group'' consists of all of the descendants of a common ancestor minus one or more monophyletic groups. A '' polyphyletic group'' is characterized by convergent features or habits of scientific interest (for example, night-active primates, fruit trees, aquatic insects). The features by which a polyphyletic group is differentiated from others are not inherited from a common ancestor. These definitions have t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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