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Orthotomus sericeus
Rufous-Tailed Tailorbird
As recorded: Orthotomus sericeus Temminck, 1836
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Cisticolidae
- Collected by
- M C Thompson & R B GonzalesR.B. Gonzales →Mac C. Thompson →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: BBM 2631
- Locality
- Dalawan Bay, Minagas Point
- Island
- Balabac Island
- Region
- Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Orthotomus sericeus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 408 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Sarawak, MY
(c) Eng Kai Yeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Pulau Bokor, Indonesia
(c) Ganjar Cahyadi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
(c) praveen pandian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-24
馬來西亞 Sarawak, Kuching, 库巴国家公园邮政编码: 93050
(c) 天牛, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
山都望國家公園住宿區
(c) 天牛, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Sandakan Rainforest Park, Unnamed Rd, 90000 Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
(c) Ingmar Rondeel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Orthotomus sericeus. BPBM 6938. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37852754. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/6938.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37852754 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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