Black-headed Sibia
Heterophasia desgodinsi (Oustalet, 1877)
Leiothrichidae — Laughingthrushes & Allies
Black-headed Sibia, Heterophasia desgodinsi, is a passerine in the Leiothrichidae family and breeds in Myanmar, Vietnam, southern Laos and south-western China. It is part of the group of sibias and has at times been treated with the dark-backed sibia in H. melanoleuca. It has also been placed in the genus Malacias alongside most other sibias. Its range includes China, Laos and Vietnam, and it is associated with subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae — Laughingthrushes & Allies
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Myanmar, Vietnam, s Laos and sw China
