The Vietnamese cutia (Cutia legalleni) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Laos and Vietnam.
| Vietnamese cutia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Cutia |
| Species: | C. legalleni
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| Binomial name | |
| Cutia legalleni | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cutia nipalensis legalleni | |
It was long considered a subspecies of the Himalayan cutia (C. nipalensis), making the genus Cutia monotypic. In recent times, it is more often elevated to full species status.
Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests.[2] The Vietnamese Cutia is not considered threatened by the IUCN, but as its range is far more restricted than that of its western relative, it is classified as a Near Threatened species after the split.[1][3]
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b BirdLife International (2019). "Cutia legalleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22734578A156291691. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22734578A156291691.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Collar & Robson (2007)
- ^ BLI (2008a,b)
References
edit- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008a) Vietnamese Cutia Species Factsheet. Retrieved 2008-MAY-27.
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008b): [2008 IUCN Redlist status changes]. Retrieved 2008-MAY-23.
- Collar, N.J. & Robson, Craig (2007): Family Timaliidae (Babblers). In: del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew & Christie, D.A. (eds.): Handbook of Birds of the World, Volume 12 (Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees): 70-291. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.