Yellow-breasted Tailorbird

When to see the Yellow-breasted Tailorbird

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Yellow-breasted Tailorbird

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Yellow-breasted Tailorbird

The yellow-breasted tailorbird is a species of passerine bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae. This species is endemic to Philippines on the islands of Bohol, Samar and Leyte. It is known for its bright color relative to other tailorbirds with a yellow body and a striking black head with a white spot under its chin. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Easily confused with

White-eared TailorbirdOrthotomus cinereicepsThe white-eared 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 the Philippine islands of Basilan and West Mindanao. Black-headed TailorbirdOrthotomus nigricepsBlack-headed tailorbirds are dark tailorbirds with a characteristic head pattern. Green-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus chloronotusIt was formerly conspecific with Philippine tailorbird but differentatied by its green back, darker underparts and stronger trilling call.