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Stachyris

  • Sooty Babbler

    Sooty babbler 
    (Khướu đá mun, Stachyris herberti)

    The sooty babbler (Stachyris herberti), which is endemic to Laos and Vietnam, is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.

    Timaliidae, Timalia: The word "Timalo" originates in the Greek "Thimalos", which means "bird". This Greek root was adapted to Latin as "Timalus" and later to Portuguese as "Timalo".
    Stachyris: combines the Ancient Greek stakhus meaning "ear of wheat" and rhis, rhinos meaning "nostrils" referring to the opercula almost closing the nostrils (nares).

  • Stachyris

    Stachyris is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae.
    The genus name combines the Ancient Greek stakhus meaning "ear of wheat" and rhis, rhinos meaning "nostrils".

    1/ Grey-throated babbler (Khướu bụi đầu đen, Stachyris nigriceps)
    The specific epithet nigriceps is from Latin niger meaning "black" and "-ceps" meaning "-headed".

    2/ Spot-necked babbler (Khướu bụi đốm cổ, Stachyris strialata) 

    3/ Sooty babbler (Khướu đá mun, Stachyris herberti)

  • Stachyris

    Le genre Stachyris regroupe treize espèces de timalies, passereaux de la famille des Timaliidae.

    Timaliidae, Timalia: Le mot "Timalo" vient du grec "Thimalos", qui veut dire "oiseaux". De cette origine, il y a le mot latin "Timalus" et plus tard le mot portugais "Timalo".
    Stachyris: Le mot grec ancien stakhus qui veut dire "épi (oreille) de blé" et rhis, rhinos pour "narines".

    1/ Grey-throated babbler (Khướu bụi đầu đen, Stachyris nigriceps)
    The specific epithet nigriceps is from Latin niger meaning "black" and "-ceps" meaning "-headed".

    2/ Spot-necked babbler (Khướu bụi đốm cổ, Stachyris strialata) 

    3/ Timalie de Herbert
    Sooty babbler (Khướu đá mun, Stachyris herberti)

  • Timalie de Herbert

    Timalie de Herbert
    Sooty babbler 
    (Khướu đá mun, Stachyris herberti)

    La Timalie de Herbert (Stachyris herberti), qui est endémique du Laos et du Vietnam, est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille Timaliidae ou Timaliidés.

    Timaliidae, Timalia: Le mot "Timalo" vient du grec "Thimalos", qui veut dire "oiseaux". De cette origine, il y a le mot latin "Timalus" et plus tard le mot portugais "Timalo".
    Stachyris: Le mot grec ancien stakhus qui veut dire "épi (oreille) de blé" et rhis, rhinos pour "narines".
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