The long-tailed sibia (Heterophasia picaoides) is a species of Leiothrichidae from Southeast Asia. The species was once placed in the large family Timaliidae, but that family is sometimes split with this species being placed with the laughingthrushes in the family Leiothrichidae. The species is sometimes treated as the only species in the genus Heterophasia, with the other species being placed in the genus Malacias.
| Long-tailed sibia | |
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| From Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Heterophasia |
| Species: | H. picaoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterophasia picaoides (Hodgson, 1839)
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| Synonyms | |
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Leioptila picaoides | |
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Distribution and habitat
editThe long-tailed sibia is found from the Himalayas through South East Asia and Sumatra. It is found in evergreen forest, oak and pine forests, secondary growth, scrub with large trees and forest edge habitats.[2]
References
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- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Heterophasia picaoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22716717A94507572. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22716717A94507572.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) Pp. 271 – 272 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.