Babblers (Timaliidae)
Rufous Sibia (Malacias capistratus) - HBW 12, p. 272
French: Sibia casquée
German: Schwarzkappentimalie
Spanish: Sibia Rufa
Other common names: Black-capped/Black-headed Sibia
Taxonomy: Cinclosoma capistratum Vigors, 1831, Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Genus usually merged with Heterophasia. May form a superspecies with M. gracilis. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- capistratus (Vigors, 1831) - NE Pakistan (Murree Hills) E in W Himalayas to extreme W Nepal.
- nigriceps (Hodgson, 1839) - Nepal (except extreme W & E) and adjacent SW China (S Xizang).
- bayleyi (Kinnear, 1939) - E Nepal E to Bhutan and NE India (W Arunachal Pradesh) and S China (Chumbi Valley, in S Xizang).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird drinking several times Locality Pangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (ssp nigriceps)
Guus van Duin 31 December 2005 4 years ago 14 sec 4.4 -
A bird perched and looking around Locality Ghopte, Langtang National Park, Nepal (ssp bayleyi)
John Gregory 1998 4 years ago 5 sec 3.4 -
A bird sat in a tree Locality Tarkeghyang, Helambu, Nepal (ssp bayleyi)
Keith Blomerley 13 May 2004 5 years ago 21 sec 3.2 -
A bird sat in a tree Locality Tarkeghyang, Helambu, Nepal (ssp bayleyi)
Keith Blomerley 13 May 2004 5 years ago 21 sec 3 -
A bird on a branch, looking around Locality Tarkeghyang, Helambu, Nepal (ssp bayleyi)
Keith Blomerley 13 May 2004 5 years ago 24 sec 2.7 -
A bird on a branch, looking around Locality Tarkeghyang, Helambu, Nepal (ssp bayleyi)
Keith Blomerley 13 May 2004 5 years ago 24 sec 2
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A bird perched on small branches.
Locality Trashigang District, Bhutan
Ken Havard 24 April 2011 14 weeks ago 3.8 -
Seen on a fruiting bush
Locality Pangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India
jugal Tiwari 31 May 2011 49 weeks ago 3.4 -
A perched bird.
Locality Nainital, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India
Ken Havard 12 February 2008 2 years ago 3 -
A bird catching an insect.
Locality Shimla, Shimla District, Himachal Pradesh, India
J.M. Garg 11 October 2005 2 years ago 3 -
Individual calling, early morning.
Locality Phulchowki, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal (ssp nigriceps)
Jorge de Leon Cardozo 20 December 2010 1 year ago 2.5 -
A bird on a branch.
Locality Shimla, Shimla District, Himachal Pradesh, India
J.M. Garg 11 October 2005 2 years ago 2
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