---
title: "Sibia guancebianche"
description: "Heterophasia auricularis — Uccelli. The white-eared sibia (Heterophasia auricularis) is a bird in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/white-eared-sibia
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sibia guancebianche

> Heterophasia auricularis — Uccelli. The white-eared sibia (Heterophasia auricularis) is a bird in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae.

- Scientific name: *Heterophasia auricularis*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1824
- Wikidata: [Q2669765](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2669765)
- iNaturalist taxon: [15100](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/15100)

## Names

- en: White-eared Sibia
- de: Weißohrtimalie
- es: Sibia de Formosa
- fr: Garrulaxe oreillard
- it: Sibia guancebianche
- pt: Sibia-orelhuda
- pl: Sójkownik białouchy

## Countries with the most observations

TW (1726)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-eared_sibia

## Photo

![Sibia guancebianche](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-eared-sibia/medium.jpg)

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18089372

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-eared-sibia?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).