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Beautiful Sibia
Heterophasia pulchella
Beautiful Sibia (Heterophasia pulchella) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Beautiful Sibia (Heterophasia pulchella) is a member of the Leiothrichidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 40.5 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Leiothrichidae Laughingthrushes & Allies
- Genus Heterophasia
- Species pulchella
Where it lives
Northeastern India to southeastern Tibet, northern Myanmar and south-central China
Quick facts
- Weight
- 40.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Beautiful Sibia is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Beautiful Sibia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Beautiful Sibia (Heterophasia pulchella) belongs to the Leiothrichidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR ne India to se Tibet, n Myanmar and sc China.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 40.5 g, with a wing length of about 9.8 cm and a tail of around 10.8 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 179,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Beautiful Sibia?
The Beautiful Sibia is a small bird that weighs around 40.5 g.
Where does the Beautiful Sibia live?
The Beautiful Sibia is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR ne India to se Tibet, n Myanmar and sc China, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Beautiful Sibia belong to?
The Beautiful Sibia (Heterophasia pulchella) belongs to the Leiothrichidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Beautiful Sibia eat?
The Beautiful Sibia is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Beautiful Sibia migrate?
The Beautiful Sibia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Beautiful Sibia endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Beautiful Sibia make?
1 real field recording of the Beautiful Sibia — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Beautiful Sibia's range?
The Beautiful Sibia has a mapped global range of about 179,000 km².
Conservation
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