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Anthipes

  • Anthipes

    The Anthipes flycatchers are a genus of the bird family of Old World flycatchers, Muscicapidae.

    1/ White-gorgeted flycatcher
    Anthipes monileger

    2/ Rufous-browed flycatcher
    Anthipes solitaris


    Muscicapidae: Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
    Anthipes, Anthi: possibly from Anthus a small bird, (possibly the yellow wagtail or undetermined bird), which is derived from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos).
    Antho- is a prefix derived from the Ancient Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning “flower”, brightness, brilliant.

  • Rufous-Browed Flycatcher

    Rufous-Browed Flycatcher
    Anthipes solitaris

    The rufous-browed flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

    Trait: rufous-front + white patch on the throat.

    Muscicapidae: Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
    Anthipes, Anthi: possibly from Anthus a small bird, (possibly the yellow wagtail or undetermined bird), which is derived from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos).
    Antho- is a prefix derived from the Ancient Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning “flower”, brightness, brilliant.

    solitaria / solitaris / solitarius L. solitarius solitary, alone.

  • White-gorgeted Flycatcher

    White-gorgeted flycatcher
    Anthipes monileger


    The white-gorgeted flycatcher (Anthipes monileger) is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
    The bird is native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.


    Muscicapidae: Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
    Anthipes, Anthi: possibly from Anthus a small bird, (possibly the yellow wagtail or undetermined bird), which is derived from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos).
    Antho- is a prefix derived from the Ancient Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning “flower”, brightness, brilliant.
    monileger
     monīle n (genitive monīlis); third declension. necklace, collar.
     leger Borrowed from French léger, assumed to be from Latin leviarius, from levis (“light in weight”).