Stachyris Explained

Stachyris is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World babbler family, Timaliidae.

Taxonomy

The genus Stachyris was introduced in 1844 in an article by the English zoologist Edward Blyth in which he quotes a diagnosis by Brian Houghton Hodgson. Hodgson designated the type species as the grey-throated babbler.[1] [2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek stakhus, meaning "ear of wheat" and rhis, rhinos, meaning "nostrils".[3]

Species

The genus includes the following species:[4]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Stachyris grammiceps island of Java in Indonesia
Stachyris herbertiLaos and Vietnam
Stachyris nonggangensissouthwest China and north Vietnam
Stachyris nigricepsHimalayas of Nepal to south China, Vietnam, Sumatra and Borneo
Stachyris poliocephalaMalay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
Stachyris strialataeast Myanmar to south China, Vietnam and Sumatra
Stachyris ogleinortheast India and Myanmar
Stachyris maculataMalay Peninsula, Sumatra and satellites, and Borneo
Stachyris leucotisMalay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
Stachyris nigricollisMalay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
Stachyris thoracicaBali and Java
Stachyris humeiHimalayas of India
Stachyris robertinortheast India to southwest China
For other former Stachyris species see under Cyanoderma, Sterrhoptilus and Zosterornis.

References

Notes and References

  1. Blyth . Edward . Edward Blyth . 1844 . Appendix to Mr. Blyth's report for December Meeting, 1842 (continued) . Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal . 13 . 149 . 361–395 [378; 379] .
  2. Book: Dickinson . E.C. . Edward C. Dickinson . Christidis . L. . Leslie Christidis . 2014 . The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World . 2: Passerines . 4th . Eastbourne, UK . Aves Press . 978-0-9568611-2-2 . 528 .
  3. Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 364 .
  4. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . August 2022 . Babblers & fulvettas . IOC World Bird List Version 12.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 18 September 2022 .