Beautiful Sibia (Heterophasia pulchella) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernRareInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 41 g

Beautiful Sibia (Heterophasia pulchella), photo 1 — Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0

Beautiful Sibia (Heterophasia pulchella), photo 2 — Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0

Beautiful Sibia (Heterophasia pulchella), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Rohit Naniwadekar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Beautiful Sibia (Heterophasia pulchella), photo 4 — Photo: (c) dhfischer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Beautiful Sibia (Heterophasia pulchella), photo 5 — Photo: (c) egorbirder, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Beautiful Sibia (Heterophasia pulchella), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Wang.QG, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Beautiful Sibia (Heterophasia pulchella), photo 7 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Beautiful Sibia (Heterophasia pulchella), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Mathieu Soetens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Beautiful Sibia (Heterophasia pulchella), photo 9 — Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Beautiful Sibia (Heterophasia pulchella), photo 10 — Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Beautiful Sibia

The beautiful sibia is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in China, India, and Myanmar.

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Where it lives

Regular range

India China Myanmar (Burma) Bhutan

When to see it

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak activity in April · a passage migrant species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Long-tailed SibiaHeterophasia picaoidesThe long-tailed sibia is a species of Leiothrichidae from Southeast Asia.

Dark-backed SibiaHeterophasia melanoleucaThe dark-backed sibia is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae.

Grey SibiaHeterophasia gracilisThe grey sibia is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

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