About the Visayan Tailorbird
The Visayan tailorbird, also known as the Philippine tailorbird or the chestnut-crowned tailorbird is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae. It is native to the Philippines in Western Visayas. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, tropical mangrove forests and secondary growth.
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It was formerly conspecific with trilling tailorbird. It is presumed to eat insects and it is typically found in dense tangled undergrowth.
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What the Visayan Tailorbird sounds like
Where the Visayan Tailorbird lives
When to see the Visayan Tailorbird
Peak activity in August · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Cambodian TailorbirdOrthotomus chaktomukThe Cambodian tailorbird has an orange-red crown, and a black throat.
Rufous-fronted TailorbirdOrthotomus frontalisThe rufous-fronted tailorbird is a species of bird formerly placed in the Old World warbler assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae.
Green-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus chloronotusIt was formerly conspecific with Philippine tailorbird but differentatied by its green back, darker underparts and stronger trilling call.
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