Crypsirina
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Crypsirina is a small genus of long-tailed passerine
birds in the crow and jay family Corvidae
. The two species are highly arboreal and rarely come to the ground to feed.
They are
The Black Racket-tailed Treepie, formerly placed in Dendrocitta
, is an all-black Southeast Asia
n species. The grey and black Hooded Treepie is endemic to Myanmar
Passerine
A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds, the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders: with over 5,000 identified species, it has roughly...
birds in the crow and jay family Corvidae
Corvidae
Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers. The common English names used are corvids or the crow family , and there are over 120 species...
. The two species are highly arboreal and rarely come to the ground to feed.
They are
- Black Racket-tailed TreepieBlack Racket-tailed TreepieThe Black Racket-tailed Treepie is an Asian treepie, a member of the Corvidae family.It has a velvety-black forehead of short, plush black feathers with the rest of the bird being an oily green colour, though appearing black in dim light...
, Crypsirina temia - Hooded TreepieHooded TreepieThe Hooded Treepie is a species of bird in the Corvidae family.It is endemic to Burma.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland....
, Crypsirina cucullata
The Black Racket-tailed Treepie, formerly placed in Dendrocitta
Dendrocitta
Dendrocitta is a genus of long-tailed passerine birds in the crow and jay family Corvidae. They are resident in tropical South and Southeast Asia....
, is an all-black Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
n species. The grey and black Hooded Treepie is endemic to Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....