The Rufous Sibia is a rufous-colored bird of Himalayan forests. It forages mainly in the canopy and may move to different elevations with the seasons.
It has rufous plumage, a black cap with a shaggy crest, black-and-gray wings, and a black subterminal tail band with a gray tip.
It forages mainly in the canopy for insects, berries, and nectar. Outside the breeding season it may form groups of its own species, and it makes some altitudinal movements.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.