Definitions
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- noun Four closely related genera (
Dendrocitta ,Crypsirina ,Temnurus and as of recently alsoPlatysmurus ) ofarboreal long-tailedpasserine birds in the familyCorvidae .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Other restricted-range bird species are the ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus) and white-eared night heron (Gorsachius magnificus), considered critical.
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In addition to the white-throated babbler, it also identifies the hooded treepie (Crypsirina cucullata) as vulnerable.
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The white-bellied treepie, white-bellied shortwing, and grey-breasted laughingthrush are primarily montane species.
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Family Common Name Species Columbidae Nilgiri wood-pigeon Columba elphinstonii Bucconidae Malabar grey hornbill Ocyceros griseus Corvidae White-bellied treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra Turdidae White-bellied shortwing Brachypteryx major Pycnonotidae Grey-headed bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus Timaliidae Grey-breasted laughingthrush Garrulax jerdoni Timaliidae Rufous babbler Turdoides subrufus Psittacidae Malabar parakeet Psittacula columboides An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.
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8. Eurasian eagle owl with rufous treepie on page 123 - Who would expect these birds so close together?
Vanishing Act by Art Wolfe ricklibrarian 2006
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8. Eurasian eagle owl with rufous treepie on page 123 - Who would expect these birds so close together?
Archive 2006-02-01 ricklibrarian 2006
reesetee commented on the word treepie
A long-tailed passerine bird of the Corvid family. They are highly arboreal and rarely come to the ground to feed.
February 26, 2007