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;[[:Category:Orthotomus|Orthotomus]] ruficeps
 
;[[:Category:Orthotomus|Orthotomus]] ruficeps
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
12cm. <br />
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[[Image:AshyTailorbirdCS.jpg|thumb|350px|right| Photo by {{user|creaturesnapper|creaturesnapper}}<br /> [[Singapore]], September, 2017]]
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12cm (4¾ in). <br />
 
'''Male''':
 
'''Male''':
 
*Dark ashy-grey
 
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*Pale chest and white belly<br />
 
*Pale chest and white belly<br />
 
'''Juvenile''': Paler with whitish throat  
 
'''Juvenile''': Paler with whitish throat  
[[Image:AshyTailorbirdCS.jpg|thumb|350px|right| Photo by {{user|creaturesnapper|creaturesnapper}}<br /> [[Singapore]], September, 2017]]
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
Southeast [[Asia]] (endemic): found in [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Brunei]], [[Singapore]], [[Philippines]], Island of [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Lesser Sundas]], [[Bali]]
 
Southeast [[Asia]] (endemic): found in [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Brunei]], [[Singapore]], [[Philippines]], Island of [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Lesser Sundas]], [[Bali]]
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====Subspecies====
 
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Clements recognises 8 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
Clements recognises 8 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
*''O. r. cineraceus'':
 
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*''O. r. cagayanensis'':
 
*''O. r. cagayanensis'':
 
:*Cagayan Sulu (south-western [[Philippines]])
 
:*Cagayan Sulu (south-western [[Philippines]])
[[Image:36637435282 0f70ac1f80 b.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile. Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Chinese Garden, [[Singapore]], August 2017]]
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Mainly mangroves but also swampy forest and coastal scrub, forest edges, open country, lowland plantations, wooded gardens and secondary jungle.
 
Mainly mangroves but also swampy forest and coastal scrub, forest edges, open country, lowland plantations, wooded gardens and secondary jungle.
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The females sew a pouch from a large living leaf for their nest;  the leaf is curled together by twisting spider web strands around it, the edges are joined together by making tiny holes on the edges of leaf with their pointed bills and finally through the holes, they lace through fibres from bark or cottony seed fibres. 2-6 pale blue eggs are laid and both parents incubate and raise the young. Chicks fledge in about 2 weeks. <sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
 
The females sew a pouch from a large living leaf for their nest;  the leaf is curled together by twisting spider web strands around it, the edges are joined together by making tiny holes on the edges of leaf with their pointed bills and finally through the holes, they lace through fibres from bark or cottony seed fibres. 2-6 pale blue eggs are laid and both parents incubate and raise the young. Chicks fledge in about 2 weeks. <sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
 
====Vocalisation====
 
====Vocalisation====
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Recording by {{user|wavethree|wavethree}}<br />Pulau Ubin, [[Singapore]]
 
Recording by {{user|wavethree|wavethree}}<br />Pulau Ubin, [[Singapore]]
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Avibase
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase
# Naturia
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#BirdForum Member observations
#BF Member observations
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Orthotomus+ruficeps}}  
 
{{GSearch|Orthotomus+ruficeps}}  
  
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Orthotomus]]
 
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Latest revision as of 08:27, 19 April 2022

Male
Photo by SeeToh
Garden by the Bay, Singapore, August 2017
Orthotomus ruficeps

Identification

Photo by creaturesnapper
Singapore, September, 2017

12cm (4¾ in).
Male:

  • Dark ashy-grey
  • Whitish abdomen
  • Rufous face, crown and throat

Female:

  • Paler and duller than the male
  • Pale chest and white belly

Juvenile: Paler with whitish throat

Distribution

Southeast Asia (endemic): found in Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines, Island of Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sundas, Bali

Taxonomy

Olive-backed Tailorbird was considered conspecific with this species, but the split is widely accepted now.

Subspecies

Juvenile
Photo by SeeToh
Chinese Garden, Singapore, August 2017

Clements recognises 8 subspecies[1]:

  • O. r. cineraceus:
  • O. r. baeus:
  • Nias and Pagai islands (off western Sumatra)
  • O. r. concinnus:
  • Siberut and Sipoura islands (off western Sumatra)
  • O. r. ruficeps:
  • Coastal mangroves of Java
  • O. r. palliolatus:
  • Kangean and Karimunjawa islands (Java Sea)
  • O. r. baweanus:
  • Bawean Island (Java Sea)
  • O. r. borneoensis:
  • O. r. cagayanensis:

Habitat

Mainly mangroves but also swampy forest and coastal scrub, forest edges, open country, lowland plantations, wooded gardens and secondary jungle.

Behaviour

Diet

They are often seen feeding on small insects in pairs or small family group.

Breeding

The females sew a pouch from a large living leaf for their nest; the leaf is curled together by twisting spider web strands around it, the edges are joined together by making tiny holes on the edges of leaf with their pointed bills and finally through the holes, they lace through fibres from bark or cottony seed fibres. 2-6 pale blue eggs are laid and both parents incubate and raise the young. Chicks fledge in about 2 weeks. [1]

Vocalisation

Recording by wavethree
Pulau Ubin, Singapore

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. BirdForum Member observations

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

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