Green-backed Tailorbird

Green-backed Tailorbird

Orthotomus chloronotus

Least Concern

Aves · Passeriformes · Cisticolidae

About

The green-backed tailorbird, also known as the trilling tailorbird, 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.

Fun Fact

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.

Quick Facts

Habitat

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.

Diet

Feed on small invertebrates.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

  • Habitat Change
  • Human Disturbance