| Trilling tailorbird | |
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| Trilling tailorbird (left) | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Orthotomus |
| Species: | O. chloronotus |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthotomus chloronotus Ogilvie-Grant, 1895 | |
The trilling tailorbird or green-backed tailorbird (Orthotomus chloronotus) is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae. The bird is endemic to the Philippines on the Northern side of the island of Luzon. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, tropical mangrove forests and secondary growth.
Description
EBird describes the bird as "A small, long-billed, long-tailed bird of dense tangled undergrowth in lowland and foothill forest and bamboo in northern Luzon. Has olive-green wings, back, and tail, a pale gray belly, a gray chest with streaks, a rufous cap reaching below the eye, and orange legs. Very similar to Gray-backed Tailorbird, but has a white throat and a green back. Gives an explosive note followed by a rattling trill, “jwit! brrrrrrrrrr,” or a sharp note and a descending trill, “wik! Briii-yat!"
It was formerly conspecific with Philippine tailorbird but differentatied by its green back, darker underparts and stronger trilling call. This species is monotypic.
Ecology and behavior
It is known to feed on small inverterates. Usually seen foraging in dense undergrowth, typically in pairs.
Breeding season believed to be at least in March to May. Nest is typically placed 2 to 10 meters above the ground on the tip of a branch or leaf of a fern. Like all tailorbirds, nest is complex and sown together to form a pouch. Lays 2 to 3 eggs which are white with reddish and brown spots.
Habitat and conservation status
It lives in lowland forest edge and clearings and also agricultural land and any secondary growth with tangled undergrowths up to 1,060 meters above sea level.
IUCN Red List has assessed this as least-concern as it is tolerant, if not more suited to degraded habitat.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Orthotomus chloronotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103778615A104195754. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103778615A104195754.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- "Green-backed Tailorbird - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- del Hoyo, Josep; Collar, Nigel; Kirwan, Guy M. (2020). "Green-backed Tailorbird (Orthotomus chloronotus), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.gnbtai1.01. ISSN 2771-3105.
- Allen, Desmond (2020). Birds of the Philippines. Barcelona: Lynx and Birdlife International Guides. pp. 310–311.
- IUCN (2016-10-01). Orthotomus chloronotus: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103778615A104195754 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2016-3.rlts.t103778615a104195754.en.
- IUCN (2016-10-01). Orthotomus castaneiceps: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103778504A94434973 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2016-3.rlts.t103778504a94434973.en.
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| Orthotomus chloronotus | |
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