Black-headed Tailorbird
Photo: Amado Bajarias Jr. · CC BY 4.0

Cisticolas and Allies

Black-headed Tailorbird

Orthotomus nigriceps

LCLeast Concern Endemic to Philippines
Family
Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The black-headed tailorbird (Orthotomus nigriceps), also known as the white-browed tailorbird, is a species of songbird in the cisticola family, Cisticolidae. First formally described by the Scottish ornithologist Arthur Hay in 1877, it is endemic to the southeastern Philippines, where it is found on the islands of Mindanao, Dinagat, and Siargao. It inhabits dense undergrowth in lowland forests at elevations of up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
Black-headed tailorbirds show three distinct phenotypes, which correspond to different stages of maturity: adults have a 'black' phenotype, immature birds have a 'mottled' phenotype, and juveniles have a 'grey' phenotype.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.