Dark-necked Tailorbird
Orthotomus atrogularis Temminck, 1836
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The dark-necked tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis) is a songbird species. Formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, it is now placed in the family Cisticolidae.
It is found in Bangladesh, Northeast India and Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
It is often kept as a pet.
Wikipedia contributors, Dark-necked tailorbird; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:53:41.194983+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Orthotomus atrogularis Temminck, 1836
- Name authority
- Temminck, 1836
- Common name
- Dark-necked Tailorbird
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Genus
- Orthotomus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCisticolidae Sundevall, 1872
- genusOrthotomus Horsfield, 1821
- speciesOrthotomus atrogularis Temminck, 1836
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Orthotomus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-eared TailorbirdOrthotomus cinereiceps Sharpe, 1877 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius (Pennant, 1769) | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus derbianus Moore, 1855 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orthotomus frontalis Sharpe, 1877 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-breasted TailorbirdOrthotomus samarensis Steere, 1890 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=561724 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6T9XH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.