White-eared Tailorbird
Orthotomus cinereicepsSharpe, RB, 1877
English (US) White-eared Tailorbird
The White-eared Tailorbird (Orthotomus cinereiceps) 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 cinereiceps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-eared Tailorbird
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1877
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Orthotomus cinereiceps obscurior
- Orthotomus cinereiceps cinereiceps
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1877
- Type locality
- island of Basilan, Philippines.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.4, vol.1, no.1 p.113
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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