sibia

English

Heterophasia capistrata nigriceps, a subspecies of rufous sibia

Etymology

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Noun

sibia (plural sibias)

1. Any timaliid bird of the genus Heterophasia.

Usage notes

Some consider the genus to be monotypic, allowing it only Heterophasia picaoides (long-tailed sibia) and placing the other sibias in Malacias. More commonly, seven species are placed in Heterophasia.

Derived terms

• beautiful sibia (Heterophasia pulchella; sometimes in Malacias)
• black-headed sibia (= Desgodin's sibia) (Heterophasia desgodinsi; sometimes in Malacias; formerly regarded as conspecific with H. melanoleuca)
• dark-backed sibia (Heterophasia melanoleuca; sometimes in Malacias)
• Desgodin's sibia (= black-headed sibia)
• grey sibia (Heterophasia gracilis; sometimes in Malacias)
• long-tailed sibia (Heterophasia picaoides)
• rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata; sometimes in Malacias)
• white-eared sibia (Heterophasia auricularis; sometimes in Malacias)

Further reading

• Heterophasia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia