Heterophasia picaoides
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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.
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. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Sibia sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 128th most-seen of the 203 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Sibia in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–August and October–November, the lowest months. January has too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-tailed Sibia sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Long-tailed Sibia sightings, Kerinci Seblat National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 40%) and Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Long-tailed Sibia that you can see in Kerinci Seblat National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher (about 70%), Gray-throated Babbler (about 60%) and Golden Babbler (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-tailed Sibia is recorded against all the birds logged in Kerinci Seblat National Park (22 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
