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Olive-backed Tailorbird
Orthotomus sepium Horsfield, 1821
Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies
Olive-backed Tailorbird, Orthotomus sepium, is a passerine bird of the Cisticolidae family found in the Oriental Region from Java to the western Lesser Sundas. It is associated with open forest and is often seen on short trees and shrubs. The species is small and has a rust-coloured head. It is also known to occur in groups and to give group vocalisations. Described by Horsfield in 1821, it was once placed with the Old World warblers.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Java to w Lesser Sundas
