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Dark-necked tailorbird

Orthotomus atrogularis Temminck, 1836

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The dark-necked tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 7.3 g to 7.93 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Dark-necked tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis)
Photo: JJ Harrison · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the dark-necked tailorbird

Weight
7.3 g – 7.93 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dark-necked tailorbird live?

Not recorded

What is the dark-necked tailorbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Dark-necked tailorbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dark-necked_tailorbird&oldid=1354933074), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the dark-necked tailorbird endangered?

The dark-necked tailorbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the dark-necked tailorbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCisticolidae
  6. genusOrthotomus
  7. SpeciesOrthotomus atrogularis Temminck, 1836
Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Black-necked tailor birdEnglish
  • ocell sastre collfoscCatalan
  • Ocell sastre collnegreCatalan
  • krejčiřík černoprsýCzech
  • teiliwr gyddfdduWelsh
  • Sorthalset SkrædderfuglDanish
  • StrichelschneidervogelGerman
  • Dunkelkehl-SchneidervogelGerman
  • DunkelkehlschneidervogelGerman
  • Schwarzbrust-SchneidervogelGerman
  • nigragorĝa tajlorbirdoEsperanto
  • Sastrecillo cuellinegroSpanish
  • mustakurkkuräätäliFinnish
  • Couturière à col noirFrench
  • crnoprsa šivalicaCroatian
  • Cinenen belukarIndonesian
  • Uccello sarto colloscuroItalian
  • ノドグロサイホウチョウJapanese
  • tamsiakrūtė nendrinukė siuvėjaLithuanian
  • Burung Kelicap Pucat PisangMalay
  • Gestreepte SnijdervogelDutch
  • svartstrupeskredderfuglNorwegian
  • krawczyk ciemnoszyiPolish
  • costureiro-de-pescoço-pretoPortuguese
  • Черногорлая портнихаRussian
  • krajčírik čiernohrdlýSlovak
  • Tamnovrata ptica krojačSerbian
  • svarthalsad skräddarfågelSwedish
  • นกกระจิบคอดำThai
  • Kara Gerdanlı TerzikuşuTurkish
  • кравчик чорноволийUkrainian
  • Chích bông cánh vàngVietnamese
  • 黑喉縫葉鶯Chinese
  • 黑喉缝叶莺Chinese

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Relatives of the dark-necked tailorbird

Other species in the same genus Orthotomus.

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Common questions

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How big is the dark-necked tailorbird?

An adult dark-necked tailorbird weighs 7.3 g – 7.93 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the dark-necked tailorbird endangered?

The dark-necked tailorbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the dark-necked tailorbird?

The dark-necked tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{dark_necked_tailorbird_2026,
  title = {Dark-necked tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-necked-tailorbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}