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| + | '''Alternative names: Chestnut-backed Sibia; Chestnut-rumped Sibia; Blyth's Sibia''' | ||
;[[:Category:Heterophasia|Heterophasia]] annectens | ;[[:Category:Heterophasia|Heterophasia]] annectens | ||
[[Image:IMG_0048.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Ayuwat J]] | [[Image:IMG_0048.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Ayuwat J]] | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Clements<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> accepts five subspecies: | ||
| + | * ''H. a. annectens'' from E [[Nepal]] over [[Sikkim]], [[Bhutan]], the NE [[India]]n Hill States to N and W [[Myanmar]] and S [[China]] | ||
| + | * ''H. a. saturata'' in E [[Myanmar]] and NW [[Thailand]] | ||
| + | * ''H. a. mixta'' in E [[Myanmar]], N [[Thailand]], [[Laos]], N [[Vietnam]] and S [[China]] (Tonkin) | ||
| + | * ''H. a. roundi'' in C [[Vietnam]] and adjacent SE [[Laos]] | ||
| + | * ''H. a. eximia'' in S [[Vietnam]] | ||
| + | Others accept also the subspecies ''davisoni'' (S [[Myanmar]] and W [[Thailand]]) which is regarded by others as a black-backed morph of ''saturata''.<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup><br/ > | ||
| + | Some authorities have placed this species in [[:Category:Minla|Minla]] or in its own genus [[:Category:Leioptila|Leioptila]].<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Moist lowland forests and montanes. | Moist lowland forests and montanes. | ||
Revision as of 10:51, 5 September 2008
Alternative names: Chestnut-backed Sibia; Chestnut-rumped Sibia; Blyth's Sibia
- Heterophasia annectens
Identification
Distribution
Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Taxonomy
Clements1 accepts five subspecies:
- H. a. annectens from E Nepal over Sikkim, Bhutan, the NE Indian Hill States to N and W Myanmar and S China
- H. a. saturata in E Myanmar and NW Thailand
- H. a. mixta in E Myanmar, N Thailand, Laos, N Vietnam and S China (Tonkin)
- H. a. roundi in C Vietnam and adjacent SE Laos
- H. a. eximia in S Vietnam
Others accept also the subspecies davisoni (S Myanmar and W Thailand) which is regarded by others as a black-backed morph of saturata.2
Some authorities have placed this species in Minla or in its own genus Leioptila.2
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and montanes.
Behaviour
References
- del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Christie, D.A. eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-96553-42-6
- Clements James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
