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).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

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) [XC562709]
by Stijn De Win \/ Birding2asia.com from Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Western Visayas, Philippines (call, 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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