Rufous-backed Sibia

Rufous-backed Sibia

Heterophasia annectans

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
44 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
January 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-backed Sibia sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

Rufous Sibia
LC

Rufous Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia capistrata

20–30% · Possible
Long-tailed Sibia
LC

Long-tailed Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia picaoides

10–20% · With luck
Rufous-necked Laughingthrush

Rufous-necked Laughingthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulax ruficollis

20–30% · Possible
Blue-winged Minla

Blue-winged Minla

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Minla cyanouroptera

20–30% · Possible
White-crested Laughingthrush
LC

White-crested Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax leucolophus

20–30% · Possible
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
LC

Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax monileger

10–20% · With luck
Silver-eared Mesia
LC

Silver-eared Mesia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leiothrix argentauris

10–20% · With luck
Red-tailed Minla
LC

Red-tailed Minla

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Minla ignotincta

10–20% · With luck
Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush

Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax pectoralis

10–20% · With luck
Rusty-fronted Barwing
LC

Rusty-fronted Barwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actinodura egertoni

5–10% · With luck
White-throated Laughingthrush

White-throated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax albogularis

5–10% · With luck
Striated Laughingthrush

Striated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax striatus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Royal Manas National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-backed Sibia sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-backed Sibia in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.

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