Ashy Tailorbird
Orthotomus ruficeps(Lesson, RP, 1830)
English (US) Ashy Tailorbird
The Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps) 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 ruficeps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ashy Tailorbird
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1830)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Orthotomus ruficeps cineraceus
- Orthotomus ruficeps germaini
- Orthotomus ruficeps baeus
- Orthotomus ruficeps concinnus
- Orthotomus ruficeps ruficeps
- Orthotomus ruficeps palliolatus
- Orthotomus ruficeps baweanus
- Orthotomus ruficeps borneoensis
- Orthotomus ruficeps cagayanensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Edela ruficeps
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1830)
- Type locality
- cote nord-ouest de la Nouvelle-Hollande; corrected to Java by Lesson, 1832, Centurie Zool., p. 212, and restricted to the region of Surabaya, eastern Java, by Stresemann, 1953, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 29, p. 97; incorrectly changed to Sumatra by Robinson and Kloss, 1923, Journ. Fed. Malay States Mus., 8, p. 349, and to Malacca by Oberholser, 1932, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., no. 159, p. 88.
- Original description
- Traité d'Ornithologie, ou Tableau Méthodique des ordres, sous-ordres, familles, tribus, genres, sous-genres et races d'oiseaux livr.4 p.309
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Common Tailorbird
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Dark-necked Tailorbird
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Cambodian Tailorbird
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Olive-backed Tailorbird
Orthotomus sepium
Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
Orthotomus sericeus
Visayan Tailorbird
Orthotomus castaneiceps
Grey-backed Tailorbird
Orthotomus derbianus
Green-backed Tailorbird
Orthotomus chloronotus
Yellow-breasted Tailorbird
Orthotomus samarensis
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