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Passeriformes / Leiothrichidae / Heterophasia

Long-tailed Sibia

Heterophasia picaoides · 长尾奇鹛

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Introduction

A species of Leiothrichidae from Southeast Asia, formerly placed in Timaliidae. It inhabits evergreen forest, oak and pine forests, secondary growth, scrub with large trees, and forest edge habitats.

Distribution & Habitat

Found from the Himalayas through South East Asia and Sumatra.

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Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Leiothrichidae
Genus
Heterophasia

Subspecies (4)

  • Heterophasia picaoides cana

    southern China (southwestern Yunnan) to southern Myanmar, northern Thailand, and northern Indochina

Data Sources

Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.