Rufous-fronted Tailorbird (Orthotomus frontalis)

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
12.50 - 13 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1877

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 (30)...)

Rufous-fronted Tailorbird (Orthotomus frontalis) [XC239330]
by Mike Nelson from PICOP, Bislig, Mindanao, Philippines (song)

Rufous-fronted Tailorbird (Orthotomus frontalis) [XC332174]
by Rolf A. de By from Paranas, Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines (song)

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

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

frontalis Sharpe, 1877 - Samar, Calicoan, Biliran, Leyte, Bohol, Dinagat, Siargao and Mindanao (including islets of Cabo and Balut), in east-central and southern Philippines.
mearnsi McGregor, 1907 - Basilan (southern Philippines).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-fronted Tailorbird (Orthotomus frontalis) - 9 files

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