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Male
Photo by Alister Benn
Malaysia, February 2004

Orthotomus atrogularis

[edit] Identification

11 cm
Male

• Green upperparts
• Chestnut cap
• Dark throat
• Greyish-white underparts
• Yellow carpal joint
• Yellow undertail coverts
  

Female: is duller and lacks the dark throat

[edit] Similar Species

Common Tailorbird

[edit] Distribution

Male
Photo by jweeyh
Venus Drive, July 2006

Asia: found in China, India, Eastern Himalayas
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies

There are 5 subspecies^[1]:

• O. a. nitidus:

• North-eastern India (Assam) to Myanmar, southern China, Thailand and Indochina

• O. a. atrogularis:

• Malaysia to Sumatra, Bangka Island, Belitung Island and Borneo

• O. a. humphreysi:

• Northern and eastern Borneo

• O. a. anambensis:

• Tioman, Natuna and Anambas islands (South China Sea)

• O. a. chloronotos:

• Northern Luzon (northern Philippines)
• This subspecies has sometimes been assigned to Philippine Tailorbird. A recent paper has proposed that it deserves status as full species, Orthotomus chloronotos, Green-backed Tailorbird^[4].

[edit] Habitat

Lowland moist forests and forest edges. Mangroves, parks and gardens.

[edit] Behaviour

Female
Photo by alibenn
Botanical gardens, Penang, Malaysia, February 2004

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Avibase
3. BF Member observations
4. Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of among others the taxon chloronotos
5. Wikipedia

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