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Passeriformes / Cisticolidae / Orthotomus

Dark-necked Tailorbird

Orthotomus atrogularis · 黑喉缝叶莺

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Introduction

A songbird species in the family Cisticolidae, formerly placed in the Old World warbler assemblage. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and mangrove forests in Bangladesh, Northeast India, and Southeast Asia.

Distribution & Habitat

Found in Bangladesh, Northeast India, and Southeast Asia. Natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Cisticolidae
Genus
Orthotomus

Vocalizations

River Ahlquist · CC_BY_4_0
Wich'yanan L · CC_BY_4_0
Samuel Lee · CC_BY_4_0
Wich’yanan L · CC_BY_4_0
Wich’yanan L · CC_BY_4_0
Navapol Komanasin · CC_BY_4_0
Wich’yanan (Jay) Limparungpatthanakij · CC_BY_4_0
Donald Davesne · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (4)

  • Orthotomus atrogularis atrogularis

    Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka and Belitung islands, and southern Borneo

Data Sources

Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.