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Olive-backed Tailorbird
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Olive-backed Tailorbird
Orthotomus sepium
The olive-backed tailorbird (Orthotomus sepium) is a species of passerine bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, it but now placed in the family Cisticolidae.
It is endemic to the islands of Java, Madura Island, Bali and Lombok. It resides in open forests, often perching on short trees and shrubs.
From the article Olive-backed tailorbird on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
What it does
It is often seen in groups, and is known to engage in group vocalizations.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Social Behavior”
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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 15345.