Rufous-backed sibia

The rufous-backed sibia (Leioptila annectens) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Rufous-backed sibia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Leiothrichidae
Genus: Leioptila
Blyth, 1847
Species:
L. annectens
Binomial name
Leioptila annectens
Blyth, 1847
Synonyms

Heterophasia annectans

It was formerly placed in the genus Heterophasia but is now the only species in the genus Leioptila.[2]

It is found from the Himalayas to south-central Vietnam.[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Heterophasia annectens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Laughingthrushes and allies". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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