Grey-backed Tailorbird
Orthotomus derbianus Moore, F, 1855
Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies
Grey-backed Tailorbird, Orthotomus derbianus, is a passerine of the Philippines, breeding in the Luzon group. It belongs to the family Cisticolidae and was described by Moore, F, 1855. The species is confined to Luzon and Catanduanes, with two recognised subspecies: O. d. derbianus in central and southern Luzon, and O. d. nilesi on Catanduanes. It lives in tropical moist lowland forest and tropical moist montane forest, reaching 2,480 metres above sea level. It is also known from dense undergrowth, where it is usually seen in pairs.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Luzon group (n Philippines)
