Genus: Heterophasia, Sibias
Description
This genus contains seven species of Sibias from southeast Asia. Sibias are rather slim, elegant, long-tailed and strikingly patterned Babblers with narrow pointed bills. They are gregarious, noisy and highly vocal.
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.
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| H. capistrata | Rufous Sibia | ||
| H. gracilis | Grey Sibia | ||
| H. melanoleuca | Black-backed Sibia | ||
| H. desgodinsi | Black-headed Sibia | ||
| H. auricularis | White-eared Sibia | ||
| H. pulchella | Beautiful Sibia | ||
| H. picaoides | Long-tailed Sibia | ||
References
- 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
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Heterophasia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Heterophasia
Pages in category ‘Heterophasia’
The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
