Species of Thailand
Rufous-backed sibia
Leioptila annectens
Edward Blyth, 1847
In Thai: นกหางรำหลังแดง
The rufous-backed sibia (Leioptila annectens) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
It was formerly placed in the genus Heterophasia but is now the only species in the genus Leioptila.
It is found from the Himalayas to south-central Vietnam.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Category / Seasonal Status
BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years
BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Leioptila
- Species
- Leioptila annectens
Common names
- Thai: นกหางรำหลังแดง
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)