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Sibia
''Heterophasia'', the sibias, is a bird genus in the family Leiothrichidae. Species By some, the genus is considered monotypic, including only ''H. picaoides''. However, seven species are commonly recognised: * Rufous sibia, ''Heterophasia capistrata'' – sometimes in ''Malacias'' * Grey sibia, ''Heterophasia gracilis'' – sometimes in ''Malacias'' * Dark-backed sibia, ''Heterophasia melanoleuca'' – sometimes in ''Malacias'' * Black-headed sibia or Desgodin's sibia, ''Heterophasia desgodinsi'' – sometimes in ''Malacias'', formerly considered conspecific with ''H. melanoleuca'' * White-eared sibia, ''Heterophasia auricularis'' – sometimes in ''Malacias'' * Beautiful sibia, ''Heterophasia pulchella'' – sometimes in ''Malacias'' * Long-tailed sibia, ''Heterophasia picaoides'' References * Collar, N. J. & Robson C. (2007). Family Picathartidae (Picathartes) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. ''Handbook of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous Sibia
The rufous sibia (''Heterophasia capistrata'') is a rare species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It feeds on berries and insects. It is found in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, ranging across India, Nepal and Bhutan. Its natural habitat is the temperate forests of the Lower to Middle Himalayas. The species has an unmistakable appearance with its rufous-dominated colouration and black head, and is often seen with its crest raised. It is a vigorous, melodious singer. Gallery File:Rufous Sibia from Sikkim, India.jpg, Sikkim, India File:Rufous Sibia.JPG, ''R. s. capistrata''Galu temple in Himachal File:Rufous Sibia (48606503342).jpg, Faridabad, Haryana, India File:HeterophasiaCapistrata2.ogg, Call of rufous sibia References *Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'', Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-eared Sibia
The white-eared sibia (''Heterophasia auricularis'') is a bird in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae. The species is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus ''Malacias''. It was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1864. There are no subspecies. Distribution It is endemic to the island of Taiwan, where it occupies a range of forest and woodland habitats. The species is a partial altitudinal migrant, breeding at above sea-level during the summer (or in the north of Taiwan), but with some individuals descending down to in winter, sometimes as low as in a particularly harsh spell. In the summer it inhabits evergreen forests, including mixed broadleaf coniferous forests, but will use deciduous forests in the winter.Collar, N. & Robson, C. (2017). White-eared Sibia (''Malacias auricularis''). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey Sibia
The grey sibia (''Heterophasia gracilis'') is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in China, India, and Myanmar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. References *Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. ''Handbook of the Birds of the World The ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. T ...'', Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. {{Taxonbar, from=Q3315047 grey sibia Birds of Bhutan Birds of Northeast India Birds of Myanmar Birds of Yunnan grey sibia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long-tailed Sibia
The long-tailed sibia (''Heterophasia picaoides'') is a species of Leiothrichidae from Southeast Asia. The species was once placed in the large family Timaliidae, but that family is sometimes split with this species being placed with the laughingthrushes in the family Leiothrichidae. The species is sometimes treated as the only species in the genus ''Heterophasia'', with the other species being placed in the genus ''Malacias''. Distribution and habitat The long-tailed sibia is found from the Himalayas through South East Asia and Sumatra. It is found in evergreen forest, oak and pine forests, secondary growth, scrub with large trees and forest edge habitats.Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) Pp. 271 – 272 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. ''Handbook of the Birds of the World The ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with Bird ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful Sibia
The beautiful sibia (''Heterophasia pulchella'') is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in China, India, and Myanmar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. References *Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. ''Handbook of the Birds of the World The ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. T ...'', Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. {{Taxonbar, from=Q3313699 beautiful sibia Birds of Northeast India Birds of Myanmar Birds of Yunnan beautiful sibia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conspecific
Biological specificity is the tendency of a characteristic such as a behavior or a biochemical variation to occur in a particular species. Biochemist Linus Pauling stated that "Biological specificity is the set of characteristics of living organisms or constituents of living organisms of being special or doing something special. Each animal or plant species is special. It differs in some way from all other species...biological specificity is the major problem about understanding life." Biological specificity within ''Homo sapiens'' ''Homo sapiens'' has many characteristics that show the biological specificity in the form of behavior and morphological traits. Morphologically, humans have an enlarged cranial capacity and more gracile features in comparison to other hominins. The reduction of dentition is a feature that allows for the advantage of adaptability in diet and survival. As a species, humans are culture dependent and much of human survival relies on the culture and so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird Genera
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the bee hummingbird to the ostrich. There are about ten thousand living species, more than half of which are passerine, or "perching" birds. Birds have whose development varies according to species; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds. Wings, which are modified forelimbs, gave birds the ability to fly, although further evolution has led to the loss of flight in some birds, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemic island species. The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are also uniquely adapted for flight. Some bird species of aquatic environments, particularly seabirds and some waterbirds, have further evolved for swimming. Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heterophasia
''Heterophasia'', the sibias, is a bird genus in the family Leiothrichidae. Species By some, the genus is considered monotypic, including only ''H. picaoides''. However, seven species are commonly recognised: * Rufous sibia, ''Heterophasia capistrata'' – sometimes in ''Malacias'' * Grey sibia, ''Heterophasia gracilis'' – sometimes in ''Malacias'' * Dark-backed sibia, ''Heterophasia melanoleuca'' – sometimes in ''Malacias'' * Black-headed sibia or Desgodin's sibia, ''Heterophasia desgodinsi'' – sometimes in ''Malacias'', formerly considered conspecific with ''H. melanoleuca'' * White-eared sibia, ''Heterophasia auricularis'' – sometimes in ''Malacias'' * Beautiful sibia, ''Heterophasia pulchella'' – sometimes in ''Malacias'' * Long-tailed sibia, ''Heterophasia picaoides'' References * Collar, N. J. & Robson C. (2007). Family Picathartidae (Picathartes) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. ''Handbook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handbook Of The Birds Of The World
The ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. The series was edited by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal and David A. Christie. All 16 volumes have been published. For the first time an animal class will have all the species illustrated and treated in detail in a single work. This has not been done before for any other group in the animal kingdom. Material in each volume is grouped first by family, with an introductory article on each family; this is followed by individual species accounts (taxonomy, subspecies and distribution, descriptive notes, habitat, food and feeding, breeding, movements, status and conservation, bibliography). In addition, all volumes except the first and second contain an essay on a particular ornithological theme. More than 200 renowned speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark-backed Sibia
The dark-backed sibia (''Heterophasia melanoleuca'') is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. 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. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References *Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. ''Handbook of the Birds of the World The ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. T ...'', Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. External linksImages at ADW {{Taxonbar, from=Q3314721 dark-backed sibia Birds of Myanmar Birds of Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-headed Sibia
The black-headed sibia (''Heterophasia desgodinsi'') is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. 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. References *Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. ''Handbook of the Birds of the World The ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. T ...'', Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. {{Taxonbar, from=Q1091293 black-headed sibia Birds of Yunnan Birds of South China Birds of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Blyth
Edward Blyth (23 December 1810 – 27 December 1873) was an English zoologist who worked for most of his life in India as a curator of zoology at the museum of the Asiatic Society of India in Calcutta. Blyth was born in London in 1810. In 1841 he travelled to India to become the curator of the museum of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal. He set about updating the museum's catalogues, publishing a ''Catalogue of the Birds of the Asiatic Society'' in 1849. He was prevented from doing much fieldwork himself, but received and described bird specimens from A.O. Hume, Samuel Tickell, Robert Swinhoe and others. He remained as curator until 1862, when ill-health forced his return to England. His ''Natural History of the Cranes'' was published posthumously in 1881. Avian species bearing his name include Blyth's hornbill, Blyth's leaf warbler, Blyth's hawk-eagle, Blyth's olive bulbul, Blyth's parakeet, Blyth's frogmouth, Blyth's reed warbler, Blyth's rosefinch, Blyth's shrike-babbl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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