Ashy Tailorbird

Orthotomus ruficeps

(Lesson, RP, 1830)
Sastrecillo Ceniciento

Family: Cisticolidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Edela ruficeps.

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Records from Singapur

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Description

The ashy tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps) 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 Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, Vietnam.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.

Source: Wikipedia, article Orthotomus ruficeps. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.