Olive-backed Tailorbird (Orthotomus sepium)

Other Names (World)
Olive-backed Tailorbird, Javan Tailorbird, Bali Tailorbird

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
Horsfield, 1821

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Singapore.

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 (14)...)

Olive-backed Tailorbird (Orthotomus sepium) [XC403743]
by Frank Lambert from Morong (near Subic Bay Freeport Zone), Bataan, Central Luzon, Philippines (song)

Olive-backed Tailorbird (Orthotomus sepium) [XC215703]
by Bas van Balen from Gunung Halimun NP, West Java, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Formerly considered conspecific with Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps), but the two behave as separate species where they meet (in Java). For some time there was much confusion over the names of these two and Rufous-tailed Tailorbird (Orthotomus sericeus). As a consequence, some statements in recent literature are incorrect or require confirmation.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

sundaicus Hoogerwerf, 1962 - Panaitan I (western Java).
sepium Horsfield, 1821 - Java, Bali and Lombok.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Olive-backed Tailorbird (Orthotomus sepium) - 10 files

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