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Ashy Tailorbird

Orthotomus ruficeps

Least ConcernInvertebratesShrublandCup nestTiny · 8 g
Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps), photo 1
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Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps), photo 2
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Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps), photo 3
Photo: York Niu · CC BY 4.0
Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps), photo 4
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Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps), photo 5
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Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps), photo 6
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Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps), photo 7
Photo: York Niu · CC BY 4.0
Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps), photo 8
Photo: York Niu · CC BY 4.0
Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps), photo 9
Photo: York Niu · CC BY 4.0
Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps), photo 10
Photo: York Niu · CC BY 4.0

About the Ashy Tailorbird

The ashy tailorbird is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, it but now placed in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.

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Where the Ashy Tailorbird lives

Regular range
Malaysia Singapore Indonesia Thailand Vietnam Cambodia Brunei

When to see the Ashy Tailorbird

Peak activity in July · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Rufous-tailed Tailorbird (Orthotomus sericeus) Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusThe rufous-tailed tailorbird is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, it but now placed in the family Cisticolidae. Dark-necked Tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis) Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularisThe dark-necked tailorbird is a songbird species. Olive-backed Tailorbird (Orthotomus sepium) Olive-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus sepiumIt is small, with a rust-colored head.

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