Crypsirina

Crypsirina
	Crypsirina cucullata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Corvidae
Subfamily:	Crypsirininae
Genus:	Crypsirina ; Vieillot , 1816
Type species
	Corvus varians ; Latham, 1801
Species
	C. temia ; C. cucullata ;

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. ^[2] The generic name is derived from the Greek words krupt? , meaning "to conceal," and rhis or rhinos , meaning "nostrils". ^[3]

They are:

Genus **Crypsirina** ? Vieillot , 1816 ? two species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Racket-tailed treepie	Crypsirina temia (Daudin, 1800)	southern Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Indo-China, Sumatra, Java and Bali	Size : Habitat : Diet :	LC
Hooded treepie	Crypsirina cucullata Jerdon, 1862	Burma	Size : Habitat : Diet :	NT

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 [ edit ]

^ "Corvidae" . aviansystematics.org . The Trust for Avian Systematics . Retrieved 2023-07-16 .
^ 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 .
^ Jobling, James (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .

[HM4-1] "Corvidae" . aviansystematics.org . The Trust for Avian Systematics . Retrieved 2023-07-16 .

[2] 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 .

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

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