Yellow-breasted tailorbird

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Yellow-breasted tailorbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Orthotomus
Species:
O. samarensis
Binomial name
Orthotomus samarensis
Steere, 1890

The yellow-breasted tailorbird (Orthotomus samarensis) is a species of passerine bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae.

Distribution[edit]

The species is endemic to Samar, Leyte and Bohol, Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Orthotomus samarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22715006A94436064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715006A94436064.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.