Himalayan Cutia

Order - Passeriformes

Family - Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and allies)

Himalayan Cutia

Cutia nipalensis

斑胁姬鹛 (bān xié jī-méi)

    Malay : Kekicau Rusuk Belang Biasa

    Japanese : セアカチメドリ (e-aka chime-dori)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 背赤知目鳥

    Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 4,150,000km²
    Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
    Breeding Endemic : No

    Size : 17–19 cm; 40–56 g

    

    Subspecies (3) and Distribution

• Cutia nipalensis nipalensis (Hodgson, BH 1837)
  – E Uttarakhand E to Bhutan and NE Indian hill states (except Meghalaya), NW and N Myanmar and S China (adjacent SE Tibet, extreme NW Yunnan, possibly extending to SW Sichuan).
• Cutia nipalensis melanchima (Deignan, HG 1947)
  – E and SE Myanmar, S China (W and S Yunnan), NW Thailand, N and C Laos and NW Vietnam (W Tonkin).
• Cutia nipalensis cervinicrissa (Sharpe, RB 1888)
  – Peninsular Malaysia.

DIstribution Map

Cutia nipalensis ssp. cervinicrissa
Date : 16 July 2023
Location : Jalan High Pines (Campsite Sebelah Istana), Fraser's Hill, Mukim Tras, 
Daerah Raub, Pahang