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Philentoma

  • Philentoma

    Philentoma is an enigmatic genus of birds. They are now usually included in the Vangidae of the order Passeriformes.

    1/ Rufous-winged philentoma (Đớp ruồi cánh hung, Philentoma pyrhoptera) 

    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. 

  • Rufous-winged Philentoma

    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.