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Taxonomic note

Leioptila annectens (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Heterophasia annectens.

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	24 g

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	2,090,000 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.12 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as rare and local in Nepal, uncommon and local in Bhutan, generally scarce but locally frequent in India, uncommon to locally common in China and generally uncommon to fairly common in its South-East Asian range (del Hoyo et al. 2007). The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and fragmentation.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and fragmentation.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Bhutan	extant	native	yes
China (mainland)	extant	native	yes
India	extant	native	yes
Laos	extant	native	yes
Myanmar	extant	native	yes
Nepal	extant	native	yes
Thailand	extant	native	yes
Vietnam	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Nepal	Annapurna Conservation Area
Nepal	Mai Valley forests
Thailand	Doi Chiang Dao
Thailand	Doi Inthanon
Thailand	Doi Phukha
Thailand	Doi Suthep-Pui
Thailand	Huai Kha Khaeng
Thailand	Mae Fang
Thailand	Mae Lao - Mae Sae
Thailand	Umphang
Vietnam	Chu Yang Sin
Vietnam	Fan Si Pan
Vietnam	Kon Plong
Vietnam	Pu Mat
Vietnam	Sinh Long
Vietnam	Tam Dao
Vietnam	Tuyen Lam

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Altitude	220 - 2650 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	(min) 215 m

Purpose	Scale
Food - human	subsistence, national
Pets/display animals, horticulture	subsistence, national

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rufous-backed Sibia Leioptila annectens. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rufous-backed-sibia-leioptila-annectens on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.