Babblers (Timaliidae)
Rufous-backed Sibia (Leioptila annectens) - HBW 12, p. 274
French: Sibia à dos marron
German: Rotrückentimalie
Spanish: Sibia Dorsirrufa
Other common names: Chestnut-backed/Chestnut-rumped/Blyth’s Sibia
Taxonomy: L[eioptila]. annectans [sic] Blyth, 1847, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
Usually placed in genus Heterophasia, and has been placed in Minla, but differs markedly in structure, behaviour and vocalizations. Until recently, race davisoni was thought to be a black-backed morph of saturata, but geographical ranges of the two are entirely discrete and both considered worthy of recognition. Individuals of this species in SE Laos of undetermined race, presumed to belong with race roundi of adjacent part of Vietnam. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- annectens Blyth, 1847 - extreme E Nepal E to Bhutan, NE Indian hill states, N & W Myanmar and S China (W Yunnan).
- saturata Walden, 1875 - E Myanmar (W of R Salween) and NW Thailand.
- mixta (Deignan, 1948) - E Myanmar (E of R Salween), N Thailand, N & C Laos, N Vietnam (N Tonkin, N Annam) and S China (SE Yunnan).
- annectens Blyth, 1847 - extreme E Nepal E to Bhutan, NE Indian hill states, N & W Myanmar and S China (W Yunnan).
- saturata Walden, 1875 - E Myanmar (W of R Salween) and NW Thailand.
- mixta (Deignan, 1948) - E Myanmar (E of R Salween), N Thailand, N & C Laos, N Vietnam (N Tonkin, N Annam) and S China (SE Yunnan).
- davisoni Hume, 1877 - S Myanmar (N Tenasserim) and W Thailand.
- roundi (J. C. Eames, 2002) - Vietnam (S part of C Annam) and adjacent SE Laos.
- eximia Riley, 1940 - S Annam, in S Vietnam.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on branches looking around Locality Doi Inthanon National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand
Josep del Hoyo 7 November 2004 4 years ago 24 sec 4.6 -
A bird in a tree and flying away Locality Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand
Josep del Hoyo 3 November 2004 5 years ago 7 sec 4 -
A bird foraging in a tree, seen at slow motion (60 %). Locality Tanung Valley, Da Lat Plateau, Annam, Vietnam (ssp eximia)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2008 2 years ago 33 sec 3.3 -
A bird feeding on fruits Locality Arunachal Pradesh, India (ssp annectens)
John Gregory 31 March 2007 4 years ago 12 sec 2.9 -
In a mixed flock group. Locality Mae Wong National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 6 December 2008 2 years ago 6 sec 2.7 -
A bird perched in a tree above Locality Ruili, Yunnan, China (Southern) (ssp mixta)
Keith Blomerley 16 November 2007 3 years ago 24 sec 2.7
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An adult perched on a branch.
Locality Doi Inthanon National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp saturata)
Christophe Gouraud 27 October 2009 2 years ago 2.8 -
A bird on a branche.
Locality Mae Wong National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 6 December 2008 2 years ago 1.8
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