Male © Benedict De Laender eBird S96356653 Macaulay Library ML 377221541
Female © Ramon Quisumbing
Female © Ramon Quisumbing
Male © Paul Bourdin
Female © Ramon Quisumbing

White-browed Tailorbird Orthotomus nigriceps

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Identification

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A small, long-billed, long-tailed bird of dense undergrowth in lowland and foothill forest in eastern Mindanao. Has an olive-green back and wings, an olive-green tail often held cocked, a pale gray belly, a black crown, and a white brow. Throat and chest are black in the male and white in the female with streaking around the edge. Similar to Rufous-fronted Tailorbird, especially from behind, but White-browed has black on the head with a white brow. Voice includes monotonous piping notes given in series, or a rapid whistled trill which can be rising or falling.

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