White-eared sibia

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.

White-eared sibia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Leiothrichidae
Genus: Heterophasia
Species:
H. auricularis
Binomial name
Heterophasia auricularis
(R. Swinhoe, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Malacias auricularis
  • Kittacincla auricularis
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