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Long-billed wren-babbler 
(Khướu đuôi cụt, Napothera malacoptila)

The long-billed wren-babbler (Napothera malacoptila) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
The bird is found in the Himalayas from north-eastern India to southern China.

Napothera:
Ancient Greek term napos (νάπος), meaning "timbered valley"
Thera borrowed from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā): Thira, Santorini (an island in the Cyclades, Greece).
Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase
Greek napos ravine, gully; -theras hunter (therao: to hunt).
malacoptila: the Ancient Greek malakos meaning "soft"; ptila, ptilo feather.

Napothera is a genus of birds in the family Pellorneidae. Some of its species were formerly placed in the genera Rimator and Jabouilleia.

Napothera:
Ancient Greek term napos (νάπος), meaning "timbered valley"
Thera borrowed from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā): Thira, Santorini (an island in the Cyclades, Greece).
Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase
Greek napos ravine, gully; -theras hunter (therao: to hunt).

1/ Eyebrowed wren-babbler (Khướu đá nhỏ, Napothera epilepidota)

2/ Long-billed wren-babbler (Khướu đuôi cụt, Napothera, malacoptila)

3/ Short-tailed scimitar babbler (Khướu mỏ dài, Napothera danjoui) 

4/ White-throated wren-babbler (Napothera pasquieri)

Napothera est un genre de passereaux de la famille des Pellorneidae, ou Pellornéidés.

Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: mot grec ancien pellos se signifiant "de couleur sombre, foncée" avec orneon pour "oiseaux".

Napothera:
mot grec ancien napos (νάπος), qui veut dire " vallée boisée",
Thera vient du mot latin Thēra, d'origin grec Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā): Thira, Santorini (Les Cyclades, Grèce).
mot grec θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: chasse
mot grec napos ravine; -theras chasseur (therao: chasser).
pasquieri: nom francais.

1/ Eyebrowed wren-babbler (Khướu đá nhỏ, Napothera epilepidota)

2/ Long-billed wren-babbler (Khướu đuôi cụt, Napothera, malacoptila)

3/ Short-tailed scimitar babbler (Khướu mỏ dài, Napothera danjoui) 

4/ Turdinule de Pasquier
White-throated wren-babbler (Napothera pasquieri)

Short-tailed scimitar babbler 
(Khướu mỏ dài, Napothera danjoui) 

The short-tailed scimitar babbler, found in Laos and Vietnam, is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae or the jungle babblers. 

Some consider the Indochinese Wren-Babbler (Rimator danjoui, Jabouilleia danjoui, Napothera danjoui danjoui, Napothera danjoui parvirostris) a subspecies of the Short-Tailed Scimitar Babbler.

Napothera:
Ancient Greek term napos (νάπος), meaning "timbered valley"
Thera borrowed from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā): Thira, Santorini (an island in the Cyclades, Greece).
Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase.
Thera Alternative spelling of Thira, Santorini (an island in Greece).
Greek napos ravine, gully; -theras hunter (therao: to hunt).

Turdinule de Pasquier
White-Throated Wren-Babbler 
(Napothera pasquieri)

Turdinule de Pasquier (Napothera pasquieri), qui est est endémique du nord-est du Vietnam, est un oiseau qui appartient à la famille des Pellornéidés.

Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: mot grec ancien pellos se signifiant "de couleur sombre, foncée" avec orneon pour "oiseaux".
Napothera:
mot grec ancien napos (νάπος), qui veut dire " vallée boisée",
Thera vient du mot latin Thēra, d'origin grec Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā): Thira, Santorini (Les Cyclades, Grèce).
mot grec θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: chasse
mot grec napos ravine; -theras chasseur (therao: chasser).
pasquieri: nom francais.

White-Throated Wren-Babbler 
(Napothera pasquieri)

The white-throated wren-babbler (Napothera pasquieri), endemic to the Northwest of Vietnam, is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.

Napothera:
Ancient Greek term napos (νάπος), meaning "timbered valley"
Thera borrowed from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā): Thira, Santorini (an island in the Cyclades, Greece).
Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase
Greek napos ravine, gully; -theras hunter (therao: to hunt).
pasquieri: a French name.