Rufous-fronted Tailorbird
Orthotomus frontalisSharpe, RB, 1877
English (US) Rufous-fronted Tailorbird
The Rufous-fronted Tailorbird (Orthotomus frontalis) 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 frontalis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-fronted Tailorbird
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1877
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Orthotomus frontalis frontalis
- Orthotomus frontalis mearnsi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1877
- Type locality
- islands of Basilan and Mindanao, Philippines = Zamboanga, Mindanao, fide Sharpe, 1877, Trans. Linn. Soc. London., 1, Zool., p. 336; type locality inferentially restricted to Mindanao by McGregor, 1907, Philippine Journ. Sci., Sect. A, 2, p. 289.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.4, vol.1, no.1 p.112 pl.2 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Karamoja Apalis
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Maasai Apalis
Apalis stronachi
Common Tailorbird
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Dark-necked Tailorbird
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Cambodian Tailorbird
Orthotomus chaktomuk
Ashy Tailorbird
Orthotomus ruficeps
Olive-backed Tailorbird
Orthotomus sepium
Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
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Visayan Tailorbird
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