Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (mainland), India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore (B), Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
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Voice
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Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) [XC369387]
by Peter Boesman from Bokkapuram area, The Nilgiris County, Tamil Nadu, India (song)

Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) [XC835177]
by Agris Celmins from Bang Kachao, Samut Prakan, Thailand (song)

Subspecies
The following 9 subspecies are recognised:

sutorius (Pennant, 1769) - Lowlands of Sri Lanka.
fernandonis Whistler, 1939 - Highlands of Sri Lanka.
guzuratus (Latham, 1790) - Indian peninsula and west to Pakistan.
patia Hodgson, 1845 - Terai of Nepal along the Himalayan foothills until Myanmar and northern eastern Ghats.
luteus Ripley, 1948 - Hills of north-eastern India.
inexpectatus La Touche, 1922 - Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam.
maculicollis Moore, F, 1855 - Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam.
longicauda (Gmelin, JF, 1789) - Islands of Hainan, Tonkin.
edela Temminck, 1836 - Java.

References
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Files:

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