Black-headed Tailorbird
Orthotomus nigricepsTweeddale, A, 1878
English (US) Black-headed Tailorbird
The Black-headed Tailorbird (Orthotomus nigriceps) 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 nigriceps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-headed Tailorbird
- Described by
- Tweeddale, A, 1878
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Orthotomus nigriceps nigriceps
- Orthotomus nigriceps luminosus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Tweeddale, A, 1878
- Type locality
- Butuan, Philippines.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877, pt.4 p.828 pl.85
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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