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title: "Rufous Sibia"
description: "Heterophasia capistrata — Vogels. The rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/rufous-sibia
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rufous Sibia

> Heterophasia capistrata — Vogels. The rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

- Scientific name: *Heterophasia capistrata*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1241
- Wikidata: [Q2668211](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2668211)
- iNaturalist taxon: [15101](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/15101)

## Names

- en: Rufous Sibia
- de: Schwarzkappentimalie
- es: Sibia Rufa
- fr: Garrulaxe casqué
- pl: Sójkownik czarnogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

IN (772), NP (262), BT (125), CN (10), PK (7)

## Summary

The rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) is a 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.

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

## Photo

![Rufous Sibia](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-sibia/medium.jpg)

Photo: Toby Holman · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/363738222

## Machine access

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