Bird watching/ birding in Thailand - Dark-necked Tailorbird / นกกระจิบคอดำ

Dark-necked Tailorbird, Orthotomus atrogularis, นกกระจิบคอดำ

Length: 12 cm
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Distinctive Feature •
Similar Species • Common Tailorbird From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.
Female / Male / Juvenile • Female: is duller and lacks the dark throat From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.

The Dark-necked Tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis) is a songbird species. Formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, it is now placed in the family Cisticolidae.

It is found in Bangladesh, Northeast India and Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.

Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net

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Length: 12 cm

Wingspan:

Weight:

Longevity:

Distinctive Feature

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Similar Species

• Common Tailorbird

From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.

Female / Male / Juvenile

• Female: is duller and lacks the dark throat

From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.

Listen to the Dark-necked Tailorbird

Sound from www.xeno-canto.org

Remarks from the Recordist

Two different song types

Sound from www.xeno-canto.org

Remarks from the Recordist

Recorded with my ZOOM H5 Handy Recorder High Pass Filter applied with Audacity

Bird jumping around in the tree so I could not get a picture of the bird to ID the bird. After the recording I managed to get a poor picture, but good enough to ID the bird.

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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