Rufous-backed Sibia

Rufous-backed Sibia

Heterophasia annectans

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Namdapha National Park
275 Verified records at Namdapha National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate

The rufous-backed sibia (Leioptila annectens) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Heterophasia but is now the only species in the genus Leioptila. It is found from the Himalayas to south-central Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-backed Sibia sighting in Namdapha National Park, based on 275 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Namdapha National Park

Long-tailed Sibia
LC

Long-tailed Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia picaoides

30–40% · Possible
Beautiful Sibia
LC

Beautiful Sibia

Bird

Heterophasia pulchella

10–20% · With luck
White-crested Laughingthrush
LC

White-crested Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax leucolophus

40–50% · Likely
Silver-eared Mesia
LC

Silver-eared Mesia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leiothrix argentauris

30–40% · Possible
Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush

Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax pectoralis

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
LC

Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax monileger

5–10% · With luck
Rusty-fronted Barwing
LC

Rusty-fronted Barwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actinodura egertoni

5–10% · With luck
Blue-winged Minla

Blue-winged Minla

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Minla cyanouroptera

5–10% · With luck
Rufous-vented Laughingthrush

Rufous-vented Laughingthrush

Bird

Garrulax gularis

5–10% · With luck
Red-tailed Minla
LC

Red-tailed Minla

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Minla ignotincta

5–10% · With luck
Red-faced Liocichla
LC

Red-faced Liocichla

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Liocichla phoenicea

<5% · Rare
Striated Babbler

Striated Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides earlei

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
5–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

🕐 When They’re Spotted

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Sightings of Rufous-backed Sibia are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-backed Sibia in Namdapha National Park?

About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-backed Sibia sighting in Namdapha National Park, based on 275 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rufous-backed Sibia in Namdapha National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-backed Sibia in Namdapha National Park in our monthly data.

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