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Orthotomus ruficeps
Ashy Tailorbird
As recorded: Orthotomus ruficeps (Lesson, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Cisticolidae
- Collected by
- M C Thompson
- Collector number
- Collector Number: MCT 2897
- Locality
- Tawau, Cocoa Research Station, Quoin Hill
- Island
- Borneo
- Region
- Malaysia
- Coordinates
- 4.4167, 118.0170
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Orthotomus ruficeps observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-19.
2026-03-19
Borneo, Tawau, Sabah, MY
(c) Michael Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-24
馬來西亞沙巴斗湖
(c) oliver_wu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-20
9VXQ+QR Tawau Hills Park, Taman Semarak, 91000 Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia
(c) Michel C, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-06-21
馬來西亞沙巴斗湖
(c) kuoshouting, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-10
Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia
(c) koenbetjes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-03
Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia
(c) koenbetjes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Orthotomus ruficeps. BPBM 15083. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37854406. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-bo/15083.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37854406 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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