Black-headed tailorbird

The black-headed tailorbird (Orthotomus nigriceps) is a songbird species in the family Cisticolidae. It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage.

Black-headed tailorbird

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Orthotomus
Species:
O. nigriceps
Binomial name
Orthotomus nigriceps
Tweeddale, 1878

It is native to the southeastern Philippines : eastern Mindanao, Dinagat and Siargao.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Orthotomus nigriceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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