Chaimarrornis leucocephalus (*) Cladus: Eukaryota Name Chaimarrornis leucocephalus (Vigors, 1831) Reference * Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt1 no.3 p.35
------------- The White-capped Water-redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus) is a species of bird of the Muscicapidae family, in the monotypic genus Chaimarrornis. The generic name of this species is derived from the Greek kheimarrhos meaning torrent and ornis meaning bird.[1] Male with larger white pattern on top of the head and brown red spots under the wings It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. References * BirdLife International 2004. Chaimarrornis leucocephalus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. 1. ^ Jobling, James A. (1991). A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 48. ISBN 0-19-854634-3. Source: Wikispecies, Wikipedia: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
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