Rufous-tailed Tailorbird (Orthotomus sericeus)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-tailed Tailorbird, Red-headed Tailorbird, Rufous-backed Tailorbird, Rufous-crowned Tailorbird

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
12 - 13.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Temminck, 1836

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical lowland moist shrubland, mangroves, heavily degraded former forest, arable land, plantations.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Philippines (B), Singapore (B), Thailand (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
More often seen than heard.

Voice
Songs are varied including a rollicking 'do-dee do-dee do-dee', first short note lower pitched, the higher pitched second not dropping in pitch rapidly. Also a rapid 'do-dit-do', first note higher, a sharp high 'dee-dit'. Songs are repetaed continuously.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (157)...)

Rufous-tailed Tailorbird (Orthotomus sericeus) [XC397604]
by Marc Anderson from Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia (song)

Rufous-tailed Tailorbird (Orthotomus sericeus) [XC96642]
by Frank Lambert from Perak; Bukit Kinta, Sungai Pacat, Malaysia (response to playback)

Nest
Two or more leaves bound together with spiders web and lined with fine grass or kapok.

Eggs (Guide)
3 - 4; pink with purplish-red and brownish markings.

Subspecies
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

sericeus Temminck, 1836 - Borneo and western and south-western Philippines (Busuanga, Culion, Palawan, Balabac, Cagayan Sulu, and southern Sulu islands of Omapoy, Sitanki, Sipangkot, Sibutu and Tumindao).
hesperius Oberholser, 1932 - Extreme southern Myanmar (southern Tenasserim) and southern Thailand south to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Belitung I.
rubicundulus Chasen & Kloss, 1931 - Natuna Is, including Serasan.
nuntius Bangs, 1922 - Southern Philippines (Balabac, Palawan, Mapun and Sulu Archipelago).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-tailed Tailorbird (Orthotomus sericeus) - 10 files

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