Rufous-winged philentoma
(Đớp ruồi cánh hung, Philentoma pyrhoptera)
The rufous-winged philentoma (Philentoma pyrhoptera) is a bird species in the little-known family Vangidae.
The bird is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Passeriformes (/ˈpæsərɪfɔːrmiːz/; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped').
The family Vangidae name is from vanga which in Malagasy (from Madagasca) for the hook-billed vanga, Vanga curvirostris.
Philentoma is a scientific genus name for a type of bird, likely derived from Greek roots philo-, meaning something like "loving a beetle/insect" or "insect-loving," combining philein (to love) and entoma (insects), referring to the bird's insectivorous nature.
pyrhoptera, pyrhopterum: Greek purrhos flame-coloured, red (pur fire); pteron wing.











