Typical Tailorbirds
Orthotomus
Tailorbirds are small birds, most belonging to the genus Orthotomus. While they were often placed in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae, recent research suggests they more likely belong in the Cisticolidae and they are treated as such in Del Hoyo et al. One former species, the mountain tailorbird (and therefore also its sister species rufous-headed tailorbird), is actually closer to an old world warbler genus Cettia.
They occur in the Old World tropics, principally in Asia.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 13 known species
Common Tailorbird
speciesOrthotomus sutorius
Ashy Tailorbird
speciesOrthotomus ruficeps
Dark-necked Tailorbird
speciesOrthotomus atrogularis
Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
speciesOrthotomus sericeus
Olive-backed Tailorbird
speciesOrthotomus sepium
Gray-backed Tailorbird
speciesOrthotomus derbianus
Cambodian Tailorbird
speciesOrthotomus chaktomuk
Philippine Tailorbird
speciesOrthotomus castaneiceps
Rufous-fronted Tailorbird
speciesOrthotomus frontalis
Yellow-breasted Tailorbird
speciesOrthotomus samarensis
Green-backed Tailorbird
speciesOrthotomus chloronotus
White-browed Tailorbird
speciesOrthotomus nigriceps
White-eared Tailorbird
speciesOrthotomus cinereiceps
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 15344.