Rufous-backed Sibia (Leioptila annectens) [XC664181]
by Jelle Scharringa from Doi Lang West Slope, Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park, Fang, Chiang Mai, Thailand (song)
Rufous-backed Sibia (Leioptila annectens) [XC200932]
by Somkiat Pakapinyo (Chai) from east of Ho Tuyen Lam Lake, Dalat Plateau, Lam Ha District, L\u00e2m \u0110\u1ed3ng, Vietnam (song)
Subspecies
Has been placed in Minla, but differs markedly in structure, behaviour and vocalizations. Until recently, subspecies davisoni was thought to be a black-backed morph of saturata, but geographical ranges of the two are entirely discrete and both considered worthy of recognition. Individuals of this species in south-eastern Laos of undetermined subspecies, presumed to belong with subspecies roundi of adjacent part of Vietnam.
The following 6 subspecies are recognised:
annectens (Blyth, 1847) - Extreme eastern Nepal east to Bhutan, north-eastern Indian hill states, northern and western Myanmar and southern China (western Yunnan).
saturata Walden, 1875 - Eastern Myanmar (west of R Salween) and north-western Thailand.
mixta (Deignan, 1948) - Eastern Myanmar (east of R Salween), northern Thailand, northern and central Laos, northern Vietnam (northern Tonkin, northern Annam) and southern China (south-eastern Yunnan).
davisoni (Hume, 1877) - Southern Myanmar (northern Tenasserim) and western Thailand.
roundi (Eames, JC, 2002) - Vietnam (southern part of central Annam) and adjacent south-eastern Laos.
eximia Riley, 1940 - Southern Annam, in southern Vietnam.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet