Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Leiothrichidae > Cutia > Cutia nipalensisCutia nipalensis (Himalayan Cutia)The Himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis) 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". This species inhabits the Himalayan region, from India to northern Thailand. A subspecies also occurs in Peninsular Malaysia. Previously the genus Cutia was monotypic, but the Vietnamese cutia, for long lumped with the Himalayan birds as subspecies, has been recently raised to full species status as C. legalleni. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 6.99285 EDGE Score: 2.07855 |
Adult Weight [1] | 47 grams | Female Weight [1] | 43 grams | Male Weight [1] | 52 grams | Weight Dimorphism [1] | 20.9 % | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore, Granivore, Herbivore | Diet - Fruit [2] | 10 % | Diet - Invertibrates [2] | 70 % | Diet - Plants [2] | 10 % | Diet - Seeds [2] | 10 % | Forages - Canopy [2] | 30 % | Forages - Mid-High [2] | 70 % |
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Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land Use |
Chin Hills-Arakan Yoma montane forests |
Myanmar, India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows |
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests |
India, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Hengduan Mountains subalpine conifer forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Himalayan subtropical pine forests |
India, Bhutan, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Kayah-Karen montane rain forests |
Myanmar, Thailand |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Luang Prabang montane rain forests |
Laos, Thailand, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forests |
Myanmar, India, Bangladesh |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Northeast India-Myanmar pine forests |
India, Myanmar |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Northeastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests |
China, India, Bhutan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Northern Annamites rain forests |
Laos, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Northern Indochina subtropical forests |
China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Northern Triangle subtropical forests |
Myanmar |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Northern Triangle temperate forests |
Myanmar |
Indo-Malayan |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Nujiang Langcang Gorge alpine conifer and mixed forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Qionglai-Minshan conifer forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Sichuan Basin evergreen broadleaf forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Southeast Tibet shrub and meadows |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Southern Annamites montane rain forests |
Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Tibetan Plateau alpine shrub and meadows |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Yarlung Tsangpo arid steppe |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Yunnan Plateau subtropical evergreen forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Name |
Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary |
India |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Buxa Tiger Reserve (National Park) |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Eaglenest and Sessa Sanctuaries |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary: Himalayan Zoological Park: Ratey Chu Reserve Forest |
India |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary: Tsomgo: Tamze: Chola Complex |
India |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Lhonak Valley |
India |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary: Tendong Reserve Forest |
India |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nakai-Nam Theun |
Laos |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Pakhui or Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary: Zuluk: Bedang Tso: Natula Complex |
India |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Phou Ahyon |
Laos |
A1, A2 |
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Shergaon, Mandla: Phudung and Kalaktang |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Tso Lhamo Plateau: Lashar: Sebu La: Yumesamdong Complex |
India |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Yumthang: Shingba Rhododendron Wildlife Sanctuary |
India |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Zemithang: Nelya |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
Himalaya |
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan |
No |
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Indo-Burma |
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam |
No |
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Mountains of Southwest China |
China, Myanmar |
No |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 ♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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