sibia

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English[edit]

Heterophasia capistrata nigriceps, a subspecies of rufous sibia

Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

sibia (plural sibias)

  1. Any timaliid bird of the genus Heterophasia.

Usage notes[edit]

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.

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