Babblers (Timaliidae)
Grey Sibia (Malacias gracilis) - HBW 12, p. 272
French: Sibia grise
German: Grautimalie
Spanish: Sibia Gris
Taxonomy: Hypsipetes gracilis Horsfield, 1840, Naga Hills, India.
Genus usually merged with Heterophasia. May form a superspecies with M. capistratus. Birds from Mt Victoria, in W Myanmar, described as race dorsalis, but appear inseparable from those elsewhere in species’ range. Treated as monotypic.
Distribution: NE Indian hill states (S of R Brahmaputra), N & W Myanmar and S China (W Yunnan).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird feeding on flowers Locality Ruili, Yunnan, China (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 17 November 2007 4 years ago 28 sec 4 -
A bird in a tree, then jumping away Locality Ruili, Yunnan, China (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 17 November 2007 4 years ago 13 sec 4 -
A bird perched in a blossom tree and jumping away Locality Ruili, Yunnan, China (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 17 November 2007 4 years ago 24 sec 3.5
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bird singing in forest Locality Mawphlang, Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Desmond Allen 1 February 1998 2 years ago 3
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