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Long-tailed Sibia
Heterophasia picaoides (Hodgson, 1839)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
The species Long-tailed Sibia was photographed from Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India on 20.03.2019 during the photography tour of GoingWild (www.goingwild.in) .
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Open encyclopedia reference
The long-tailed sibia (Heterophasia picaoides) is a species of Leiothrichidae from Southeast Asia. The species was once placed in the large family Timaliidae, but that family is sometimes split with this species being placed with the laughingthrushes in the family Leiothrichidae. The species is sometimes treated as the only species in the genus Heterophasia, with the other species being placed in the genus Malacias.
Wikipedia contributors, Long-tailed sibia; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:31:29.619733+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Heterophasia picaoides (Hodgson, 1839)
- Name authority
- (Hodgson, 1839)
- Common name
- Long-tailed Sibia
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Heterophasia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyLeiothrichidae Swainson, 1832
- genusHeterophasia Blyth, 1842
- speciesHeterophasia picaoides (Hodgson, 1839)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Heterophasia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rufous SibiaHeterophasia capistrata (Vigors, 1831) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-headed SibiaHeterophasia desgodinsi (Oustalet, 1877) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey SibiaHeterophasia gracilis (Horsfield, 1840) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dark-backed SibiaHeterophasia melanoleuca (Blyth, 1859) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Beautiful SibiaHeterophasia pulchella (Godwin-Austen, 1874) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-eared SibiaHeterophasia auricularis (Swinhoe, 1864) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Sibia picaoides Hodgson, 1839 Hodgson, 1839 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=560436 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3LBVS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.