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Himalayan cutia

Cutia nipalensis Hodgson, 1837

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 43 g to 52 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis)
Photo: Dr. Raju Kasambe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the himalayan cutia

Weight
43 g – 52 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the himalayan cutia live?

Not recorded

What is the himalayan cutia?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. Its scientific name ultimately means "the khutya from Nepal", as Cutia is derived from the Nepali name for these birds, and nipalensis is Latin for "from Nepal".

This species inhabits the Himalayan region, from India to northern Thailand. A subspecies also occurs in Peninsular Malaysia. Previously the genus Cutia was monotypic, but the Vietnamese cutia, for long lumped with the Himalayan birds as a subspecies, has been recently raised to full species status as C. legalleni.

Its natural habitats are tropical to subtropical humid montane forests. It is not a bird of the high mountains, however, rather inhabiting broadleaf forest – e.g. of oaks (Quercus) – of the foothills upwards of 1,500 m ASL or so, but rarely if ever ascending above 2,500 m ASL.

The Himalayan cutia is not considered threatened by the IUCN, retaining its pre-split status as a Species of Least Concern; in Bhutan, for example, it is a fairly frequently seen resident.

From the Wikipedia article “Himalayan cutia” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Himalayan_cutia&oldid=1354839868), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the himalayan cutia endangered?

The himalayan cutia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the himalayan cutia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyLeiothrichidae
  6. genusCutia
  7. SpeciesCutia nipalensis Hodgson, 1837
Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • cútia de l'HimàlaiaCatalan
  • timálie proužkobokáCzech
  • cwtia NepalWelsh
  • HimalajacutiaGerman
  • Cutia-BaumtimalieGerman
  • HimalajaalcippeGerman
  • WeißbauchcutiaGerman
  • himalaja leiotrikoEsperanto
  • Cutia nepalesaSpanish
  • kutiaFinnish
  • sinilakkitimaliFinnish
  • Cutia du NépalFrench
  • Cutie du NépalFrench
  • prugastoboki drozdaljCroatian
  • erdei timáliaHungarian
  • CutiaItalian
  • セアカチメドリJapanese
  • nepalinė kucijaLithuanian
  • HimalayacutiaDutch
  • hvitbrystkutiaNorwegian
  • zebrobrzuszek himalajskiPolish
  • cutia-nepalesaPortuguese
  • Cutia nipalensisPortuguese
  • cutia-do-himalaiaPortuguese
  • КутияRussian
  • Гималайская кутияRussian
  • kutia himalájskaSlovak
  • vitbukig kutiaSwedish
  • นกขัติยาThai
  • Himalaya KutyasıTurkish
  • кутія гімалайськаUkrainian
  • Khướu hông đỏ HimalayaVietnamese
  • 斑胁姬鹛Chinese
  • 斑脅姬鶥Chinese
  • 斑脇姬鶥Chinese

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Relatives of the himalayan cutia

Other species in the same genus Cutia.

NT, Near Threatened

Vietnamese cutia

Cutia legalleni

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CompareHimalayan cutia vs Vietnamese cutia

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the himalayan cutia?

An adult himalayan cutia weighs 43 g – 52 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the himalayan cutia endangered?

The himalayan cutia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the himalayan cutia?

The himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis) belongs to the family Leiothrichidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/himalayan-cutia

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BibTeX
@misc{himalayan_cutia_2026,
  title = {Himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/himalayan-cutia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}