Rufous-backed sibia

The rufous-backed sibia (Leioptila annectens) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Rufous-backed sibia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Leiothrichidae
Genus:	Leioptila Blyth, 1847
Species:	L. annectens
Binomial name
Leioptila annectens Blyth, 1847
Synonyms
Heterophasia annectans

It was formerly placed in the genus Heterophasia but is now the only species in the genus Leioptila.^[2]

It is found from the Himalayas to south-central Vietnam.^[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.