Chestnut-crowned Tailorbird (Orthotomus castaneiceps)

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
12.50 - 13 cm

First Described (Guide)
Walden, 1872

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Philippine Tailorbird (Orthotomus castaneiceps) [XC301041]
by Romeo B. Galang, Jr from Forest near Culasi Panay Island, Philippines (song)

Philippine Tailorbird (Orthotomus castaneiceps) [XC23921]
by Romeo B. Galang, Jr from Mt. Talinas, Negros Oriental, Philippines (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Dark-necked Tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis) and Rufous-fronted Tailorbird (Orthotomus frontalis) and all have been treated as conspecific, but differ in vocalizations.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

chloronotus Walden, 1872 - Northern and central Luzon (south to Bataan and Quezon Provinces), in northern Philippines. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Green-backed Tailorbird (Orthotomus chloronotus).
castaneiceps Walden, 1872 - Bantayan, Calaga-an, Guimaras, Masbate, Pan de Azucar, Panay and Ticao (central Philippines).
rabori Parkes, 1961 - Negros and Cebu (central Philippines).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Chestnut-crowned Tailorbird (Orthotomus castaneiceps) - 10 files

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