Dark-necked Tailorbird
Orthotomus atrogularisTemminck, CJ, 1836
English (US) Dark-necked Tailorbird
The Dark-necked Tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Orthotomus atrogularis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dark-necked Tailorbird
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1836
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Orthotomus atrogularis nitidus
- Orthotomus atrogularis atrogularis
- Orthotomus atrogularis major
- Orthotomus atrogularis humphreysi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1836
- Type locality
- Malacca and Borneo; restricted to Malacca by Chasen and Kloss, 1929, Journ. Ornith., Erganzungsband, pt. 2, p. 120.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.101, vol.3 pl.? text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cisticolas and Allies
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Apalis cinerea
Brown-headed Apalis
Apalis alticola
Karamoja Apalis
Apalis karamojae
Maasai Apalis
Apalis stronachi
Common Tailorbird
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Rufous-fronted Tailorbird
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Cambodian Tailorbird
Orthotomus chaktomuk
Ashy Tailorbird
Orthotomus ruficeps
Olive-backed Tailorbird
Orthotomus sepium
Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
Orthotomus sericeus
Visayan Tailorbird
Orthotomus castaneiceps
Grey-backed Tailorbird
Orthotomus derbianus
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