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Long-tailed Sibia
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Genus: Heterophasia, Sibias

[edit] Description

This genus contains eight species of Sibias from SE Asia. Sibias are rather slim, elegant, long-tailed and strikingly patterned Babblers with narrow pointed bills. They are gregarious, noisy and highly vocal.

[edit] Taxonomy

Heterophasia is a genus in the Family Leiothrichidae.
It was formerly included in the family Timaliidae.
The Handbook of the Birds of the World places the Sibias in three genera, Leioptila, Heterophasia and Malacias. Only the Long-tailed Sibia would remain in Heterphasia sensu strictu. Also there is no consensus yet about the taxonomic boundaries between the recent split Black-headed Sibia and Black-backed Sibia.

[edit] References

1. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
2. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist

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