Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Green-backed Tailorbird
Orthotomus chloronotus
Green-backed Tailorbird (Orthotomus chloronotus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Green-backed Tailorbird (Orthotomus chloronotus) is a member of the Cisticolidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 8.1 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
- Genus Orthotomus
- Species chloronotus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 8.1 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Green-backed Tailorbird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Green-backed Tailorbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Green-backed Tailorbird (Orthotomus chloronotus) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR n, c Luzon (n Philippines).
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 8.1 g, with a wing length of about 5.1 cm and a tail of around 5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 90,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Green-backed Tailorbird?
The Green-backed Tailorbird is a very small bird that weighs around 8.1 g.
Where does the Green-backed Tailorbird live?
The Green-backed Tailorbird is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR n, c Luzon (n Philippines), where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Green-backed Tailorbird belong to?
The Green-backed Tailorbird (Orthotomus chloronotus) belongs to the Cisticolidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Green-backed Tailorbird eat?
The Green-backed Tailorbird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Green-backed Tailorbird migrate?
The Green-backed Tailorbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Green-backed Tailorbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Green-backed Tailorbird make?
1 real field recording of the Green-backed Tailorbird — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Green-backed Tailorbird's range?
The Green-backed Tailorbird has a mapped global range of about 90,000 km².
Conservation
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