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).

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) [XC332174]
by Rolf A. de By from Paranas, Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines (song)

Rufous-fronted Tailorbird (Orthotomus frontalis) [XC616658]
by Ross Gallardy from Near waterfall trail, Samar National Park, 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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