Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps)

Other Names (World)
Ashy Tailorbird, Red-headed Tailorbird

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
11 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lesson, 1830)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest and moist shrubland, mangroves.

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.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (158)...)

Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps) [XC290713]
by Peter Boesman from Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia (call, song, song and call)

Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps) [XC300926]
by Qin Huang from near Borneo Rainforest Lodge, Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
Formerly considered conspecific with Olive-backed Tailorbird (Orthotomus sepium), 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, including reputed occurrence of present species in southern Vietnam (Cochinchina).

The following 9 subspecies are recognised:

cineraceus Blyth, 1845 - Extreme southern Myanmar (southern Tenasserim), southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Bangka and Belitung.
baeus Oberholser, 1912 - Nias and Pagai Is (off western Sumatra).
concinnus Riley, 1927 - Siberut and Sipura (off western Sumatra).
borneoensis Salvadori, 1874 - Borneo.
cagayanensis Riley, 1935 - Cagayan Sulu (off northern Borneo).
ruficeps (Lesson, 1830) - Java.
baweanus Hoogerwerf, 1962 - Bawean I (north of Java).
palliolatus Chasen & Kloss, 1932 - Kangean Is and Karimunjawa Is (off northern Java).
germaini Fuchs & Zuccon, 2018 - Southern Vietnam, south-eastern Cambodia.

References
See References.

Files:

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