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Gypsophila
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Annam Limestone Babbler
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Pellorneidae
- Genus: Gypsophila
Annam Limestone Babbler
(khướu đá hoa, Gypsophila annamensis)
native to the limestone hills of northern Indochina.The Annam limestone babbler (Gypsophila annamensis) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
Gypsophila :Greek gupsos chalk, gypsum; philos fond of.
annamensis: supposed to be from Annam which is wrong. -
Gypsophila
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Pellorneidae
Gypsophila is a genus of birds in the family Pellorneidae.
Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
Gypsophila :Greek gupsos chalk, gypsum; philos fond of.1/ Streaked wren-babbler (Khướu đá đuôi ngắn, Gypsophila brevicaudata)
Earlier Napothera brevicaudata2/ Annam limestone babbler (khướu đá hoa, Gypsophila annamensis)
native to the limestone hills of northern Indochina.Limestone wren-babbler has been split into three species:
- Annam limestone babbler, Gypsophila annamensis
- Rufous limestone babbler, Gypsophila calcicola
- Variable limestone babbler, Gypsophila crispifrons3/ Streaked Wren-babbler (Gypsophila brevicaudata)
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Streaked Wren-Babbler
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Pellorneidae
- Genus: Gypsophila
Streaked Wren-Babbler
(Gypsophila brevicaudata)The streaked wren-babbler (Gypsophila brevicaudata) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
Some consider the Annam Streaked Wren-babbler a subspecies of the streaked wren-babbler(Gypsophila brevicaudata).
Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
Gypsophila :Greek gupsos chalk, gypsum; philos fond of.
brevicaudata / brevicaudatus Latin brevis short; caudatus -tailed (cauda tail).