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Pittidae

  • Hydrornis

    Hydrornis is a genus of pitta in the family Pittidae.  
    Formerly merged with the genus Pitta, but a 2006 study split the family into three genera.
    Latin hydr-, hydro-, from Greek, from hydōr

    1/ Eared pitta (Đuôi cụt nâu, Hydrornis phayrei) 
    Phayrei - fairy???
    rei-
    Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to flow, run."

    2/blue-rumped pitta ( Đuôi cụt đầu xám, Hydrornis soror)
    The specific epithet soror is Latin for "sister" (that is "closely related").

    3/ Bar-bellied pitta (Đuôi cụt bụng vằn, Hydrornis elliotii)

  • Pittidae

    Pittas are a family, Pittidae, of passerine birds found in Asia, Australasia and Africa.

  • Rusty-Naped Pitta

    Rusty-naped pitta
    (Hydrornis oatesi)
    Đuôi cụt đầu hung

    The rusty-naped pitta (Hydrornis oatesi) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.

     

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