| Rufous-backed sibia | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Leioptila Blyth, 1847 |
| Species: | L. annectens |
| Binomial name | |
| Leioptila annectens Blyth, 1847 | |
| Synonyms | |
Heterophasia annectans | |
Therufous-backed sibia (Leioptila annectens) is apasserine bird in the familyLeiothrichidae.
It was formerly placed in thegenusHeterophasia but is now the onlyspecies in the genusLeioptila.[2]
It is found from the Himalayas to south-central Vietnam.[3]Its naturalhabitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowlandforests and subtropical or tropical moistmontane forests.
