| Sibias | |
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| File:Heterophasia auricularis.png | |
| White-eared Sibia Heterophasia auricularis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Inopinaves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Passeri |
| Superfamily: | Sylvioidea |
| Clade: | Babbler clade |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Heterophasia Blyth, 1842 |
| Synonyms | |
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Leioptila | |
Heterophasia, the sibias, is a bird genus in the family Leiothrichidae. By some, the genus is considered monotypic, including only H. picaoides.[1]
Taxonomy[]
White-eared, Rufous, Grey, Dark-backed, Black-headed and Beautiful were formerly in Malacias and Rufous-backed was formerly in Leioptila,[2] and now in the genus Minla.[3] Black-headed was formerly considered conspecific with Dark-backed.[4]
Species[]
It contains the following species:
- Long-tailed Sibia, Heterophasia picaoides
- White-eared Sibia, Heterophasia auricularis
- Rufous Sibia, Heterophasia capistrata
- Beautiful Sibia, Heterophasia pulchella
- Grey Sibia, Heterophasia gracilis
- Dark-backed Sibia, Heterophasia melanoleuca
- Black-headed Sibia or Desgodin's Sibia, Heterophasia desgodinsi
In other genera:[3]
- Rufous-backed Sibia, Minla annectens
References[]
- ^ Collar, N. & Robson, C. (2016). Long-tailed Sibia (Heterophasia picaoides). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/59660 on 4 March 2016).
- ^ Collar, N. & Robson, C. (2016). Rufous-backed Sibia (Leioptila annectens). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/59667 on 4 March 2016).
- ^ a b John H. Boyd III (December 11, 2011). "SYLVIODEA III: Sylviidae through Leiothrichidae". TiF Checklist. Retrieved 15-06-2025. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ^ Collar, N. & Robson, C. (2016). Black-headed Sibia (Malacias desgodinsi). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/59663 on 4 March 2016).
- Collar, N. J. & Robson C. (2007). Family Picathartidae (Picathartes) 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. ISBN 9788496553422
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