Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata)

Other Names (World)
Rufous Sibia, Black-capped Sibia, Black-headed Sibia

Family
Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes And Allies)

Size
21 - 24 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vigors, 1831)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,200 - 3,410 m.

Range (Guide)

Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Nepal, Pakistan.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (98)...)

Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) [XC115572]
by Mike Nelson from Wangdue Valley, Bhutan (song)

Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) [XC815567]
by Marc Anderson from Shivapuri National Park, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal (song)

Subspecies
May form a superspecies with Grey Sibia (Heterophasia gracilis).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

capistrata (Vigors, 1831) - North-eastern Pakistan (Murree Hills) eastern in western Himalayas to extreme western Nepal.
nigriceps (Hodgson, 1839) - Nepal (except extreme western and east) and adjacent south-western China (southern Xizang).
bayleyi (Kinnear, 1939) - Eastern Nepal east to Bhutan and north-eastern India (western Arunachal Pradesh) and southern China (Chumbi Valley, in southern Xizang).

References
See References.

Files:

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