Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Leiothrichidae > Heterophasia > Heterophasia capistrataHeterophasia capistrata (Rufous Sibia)The rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It feeds on berries and insects. It is found in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, ranging across India, Nepal and Bhutan. Its natural habitat is the temperate forests of the Lower to Middle Himalayas. The species has an unmistakable appearance with its rufous-dominated colouration and black head, and is often seen with its crest raised. It is a vigorous, melodious singer. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 3.61004 EDGE Score: 1.52824 |
Adult Weight [1] | 39 grams |  | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore | Diet - Fruit [2] | 50 % | Diet - Invertibrates [2] | 50 % | Forages - Canopy [2] | 80 % | Forages - Understory [2] | 20 % |  | Clutch Size [3] | 3 |
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Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land Use |
Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows |
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests |
India, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests |
Bhutan, India, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Himalayan subtropical pine forests |
India, Bhutan, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows |
India, Nepal |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Western Himalayan broadleaf forests |
India, Pakistan, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests |
India, Pakistan, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Yarlung Tsangpo arid steppe |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Ailaoshan Nature Reserve |
V |
332544 |
Yunnan, China |
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Baimaxueshan Nature Reserve |
V |
462837 |
Yunnan, China |
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Buxa Tiger Reserve Sanctuary |
IV |
23685 |
West Bengal, India |
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Chail Sanctuary |
IV |
31333 |
Himachal Pradesh, India |
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Corbett National Park |
II |
141853 |
Uttaranchal, India |
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Daranghati Sanctuary |
IV |
8190 |
Himachal Pradesh, India |
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Daweishan Nature Reserve |
V |
122415 |
Yunnan, China |
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Kanawar Sanctuary |
IV |
19991 |
Himachal Pradesh, India |
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Nanda Devi National Park |
II |
161583 |
Uttaranchal, India |
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Nargu Sanctuary |
IV |
70769 |
Himachal Pradesh, India |
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Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
Himalaya |
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1ALI, S. & S.D. RIPLEY (1983): Handbook of Birds of India and Pakistan. Oxford University Press, New Delhi. ♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 ♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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