Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
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Rufous-tailed Tailorbird

Orthotomus sericeus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Khao Luang National Park
150 Verified records at Khao Luang National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The rufous-tailed tailorbird (Orthotomus sericeus) is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, it but now placed in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Tailorbird sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 150 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Luang National Park

Dark-necked Tailorbird
LC

Dark-necked Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus atrogularis

50–60% · Likely
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

40–50% · Likely
Rufescent Prinia
LC

Rufescent Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia rufescens

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-bellied Prinia
LC

Yellow-bellied Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia flaviventris

<5% · Rare
Red-eyed Bulbul
LC

Red-eyed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus brunneus

70–80% · Very likely
Asian Fairy-bluebird
LC

Asian Fairy-bluebird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Irena puella

60–70% · Likely
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

60–70% · Likely
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
NT

Black-and-yellow Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eurylaimus ochromalus

60–70% · Likely
Spectacled Bulbul

Spectacled Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rubigula erythropthalmos

50–60% · Likely
Chestnut-winged Babbler

Chestnut-winged Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris erythroptera

50–60% · Likely
Ochraceous Bulbul
LC

Ochraceous Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus ochraceus

50–60% · Likely
Little Spiderhunter
LC

Little Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera longirostra

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
50–60
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
2 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
5 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
6 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
7 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-tailed Tailorbird in Khao Luang National Park?

About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Tailorbird sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 150 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rufous-tailed Tailorbird in Khao Luang National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-tailed Tailorbird in Khao Luang National Park in our monthly data.

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