Yellow-breasted Tailorbird
Orthotomus samarensisSteere, JB, 1890
English (US) Yellow-breasted Tailorbird
The Yellow-breasted Tailorbird (Orthotomus samarensis) 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.
Range: east-central Philippines (Bohol, Leyte, and Samar)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Orthotomus samarensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-breasted Tailorbird
- Described by
- Steere, JB, 1890
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Orthotomus Samarensis
- Described by
- Steere, JB, 1890
- Type locality
- Samar.
- Original description
- A list of the birds and mammals collected by the Steere Expedition to the Philippines, with localities, and with brief preliminary descriptions of supposed new species p.20
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Grey-backed Tailorbird
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Green-backed Tailorbird
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Black-headed Tailorbird
Orthotomus nigriceps
White-eared Tailorbird
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