Rufous Sibia | |
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at Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India. | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Timaliidae |
Genus: | Heterophasia |
Species: | H. capistrata |
Binomial name | |
Heterophasia capistrata (Vigors, 1831) |
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Synonyms | |
Malacias capistrata |
The Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It feeds on berries and insects.[1]
It is found in the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, ranging across India, Bhutan and Nepal. Its natural habitat is the temperate forests of the Lower to Middle Himalayas.
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