Black-headed Sibia
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The Black-headed Sibia (Heterophasia desgodinsi) is a bird
species
in the family
Timaliidae. In former times it was often included with the Dark-backed Sibia
in H. melanoleuca. Together with most other sibias, it is sometimes separated in the genus
Malacias.
It is found in China
, Laos
and Vietnam
. Its natural habitat
is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Bird
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species
Species
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in the family
Family (biology)
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Timaliidae. In former times it was often included with the Dark-backed Sibia
Dark-backed Sibia
The Dark-backed Sibia is a bird species in the family Timaliidae. In former times it was included the Black-headed Sibia, H. desgodinsi. Together with most other sibias, it is sometimes separated in the genus Malacias. It is found in China, Myanmar and Thailand...
in H. melanoleuca. Together with most other sibias, it is sometimes separated in the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Malacias.
It is found in China
China
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, Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
and Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
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is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.