Heliopais Sharpe, 1893 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 1 p.37 Podicapersonata Gray, 1849; Type by original designation
171. Masked FinfootHeliopais personatus (Gray, 1849) [HB#351] Original Description:Podicapersonata Gray, 1849 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 1, 6 no.186 p.90 pl.4 Distribution: Historically known only from a few specimens from Namdapha region in E Arunachal, Upper Assam (Dibrugarh, Tinsukia), and Cachar region. Specimens: BNHS, YPM IUCN: Critically Endangered. WLPA: Schedule-I. Notes: Historical records from Manipur and recent reports from Assam have not been verified.