A subfamily of birds in the crow and jay family, characterized by bare facial skin around their eyes and nostrils.
From Greek 'gymnos' (naked) and 'rhis' (nose), combined with the Latin subfamily suffix '-inae.' The term describes the distinctive feature of these birds having exposed nasal areas rather than covered ones.
These birds literally have 'naked noses'—their genus name tells you exactly what makes them special! Scientists use these descriptive Latin names like puzzle pieces, where the words themselves are clues about what you're looking at.
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