Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
Rufous-fronted Tailorbird (Orthotomus frontalis) - HBW 11, p. 425
French: Couturière à front roux
German: Roststirn-Schneidervogel
Spanish: Sastrecillo Frentirrufo
Taxonomy: Orthotomus frontalis Sharpe, 1877, Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines.
Forms a superspecies with O. atrogularis and O. castaneiceps; all have been treated as conspecific, but differ in vocalizations. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- frontalis Sharpe, 1877 - Samar, Calicoan, Biliran, Leyte, Bohol, Dinagat, Siargao and Mindanao (including islets of Cabo and Balut), in EC & S Philippines.
- mearnsi McGregor, 1907 - Basilan (S Philippines).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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one bird from a group Locality Picop, Surigao del Sur Province, Mindanao, Philippines (ssp frontalis)
Daniêl Jimenez 20 April 2009 2 years ago 47 sec 2.6 -
one singing bird Locality Picop, Surigao del Sur Province, Mindanao, Philippines (ssp frontalis)
Daniêl Jimenez 20 April 2009 2 years ago 33 sec 2.3 -
singig and flying away Locality Picop, Surigao del Sur Province, Mindanao, Philippines (ssp frontalis)
Daniêl Jimenez 20 April 2009 2 years ago 6 sec 2
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