Ashy Tailorbird
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Ashy Tailorbird

Orthotomus ruficeps

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
195 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The ashy tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps) is a species of songbird from Southeast Asia, formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, it but now placed in the family Cisticolidae. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Ashy Tailorbird sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 195 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
LC

Rufous-tailed Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sericeus

5–10% · With luck
Dark-necked Tailorbird
LC

Dark-necked Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus atrogularis

<5% · Rare
Yellow-bellied Prinia
LC

Yellow-bellied Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia flaviventris

<5% · Rare
Bornean Treepie
LC

Bornean Treepie

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Dendrocitta cinerascens

70–80% · Very likely
Indigo Flycatcher
LC

Indigo Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias indigo

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-breasted Warbler

Yellow-breasted Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Seicercus montis

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped White-eye
LC

Black-capped White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops atricapilla

60–70% · Likely
Temminck's Sunbird
LC

Temminck's Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga temminckii

60–70% · Likely
Mountain Leaf Warbler
LC

Mountain Leaf Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus trivirgatus

60–70% · Likely
Bornean Whistler
LC

Bornean Whistler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Pachycephala hypoxantha

60–70% · Likely
Chestnut-crested Yuhina
LC

Chestnut-crested Yuhina

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Staphida everetti

60–70% · Likely
Bornean Whistling-Thrush
LC

Bornean Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus borneensis

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
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
40–50%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
4 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
5 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ashy Tailorbird in Kinabalu Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Ashy Tailorbird sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 195 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ashy Tailorbird in Kinabalu Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Ashy Tailorbird in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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