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Himalayan Cutia

Cutia nipalensis

Least ConcernRareInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 47 g
Himalayan Cutia (Cutia nipalensis), photo 1
Photo: Wang.QG · CC BY 4.0
Himalayan Cutia (Cutia nipalensis), photo 2
Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0
Himalayan Cutia (Cutia nipalensis), photo 3
Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0
Himalayan Cutia (Cutia nipalensis), photo 4
Photo: Tristan Jobin · CC BY 4.0
Himalayan Cutia (Cutia nipalensis), photo 5
Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0
Himalayan Cutia (Cutia nipalensis), photo 6
Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · CC BY 4.0
Himalayan Cutia (Cutia nipalensis), photo 7
Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0
Himalayan Cutia (Cutia nipalensis), photo 8
Photo: Dibyendu Ash · CC BY 4.0
Himalayan Cutia (Cutia nipalensis), photo 9
Photo: Henrik Grønvold · Public domain
Himalayan Cutia (Cutia nipalensis), photo 10
Photo: panjigusti · CC BY 4.0

About the Himalayan Cutia

The Himalayan cutia is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. Its scientific name ultimately means "the khutya from Nepal", as Cutia is derived from the Nepali name for these birds, and nipalensis is Latin for "from Nepal".

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular rangeRare visitor
India Thailand Bhutan China Malaysia Nepal Myanmar (Burma) Vietnam

Recorded as a rare visitor in Laos.

When to see it

Peak activity in April · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Vietnamese Cutia (Cutia legalleni) Vietnamese CutiaCutia legalleniThe Vietnamese cutia is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae.

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