Heterophasia picaoides

(Hodgson, 1839)

Vernacular names
English : Long-tailed sibia
French : Garrulaxe à longue queue

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Leiothrichidae
Notes : 4 subspecies known

Identification
Adults can reach 34 cm in length for a weight of 46 g. Very long graduated tail with white tips. Bill long, narrow, slightly decurved and black. Plumage dark slaty-grey, black on wings with white blotch on flight feathers. Clearer belly.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Asia, from east Himalayas and Myanmar to central Vietnam, south Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. Lives in broadleaf evergreen forests, second growth, open scrub, to 3000 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a large range and seems to be common and quite adaptable. It has been documented from many protected areas.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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