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Olive-backed tailorbird

Orthotomus sepium Horsfield, 1821

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The olive-backed tailorbird (Orthotomus sepium) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.35 g to 8.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Olive-backed tailorbird (Orthotomus sepium)
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Quick facts about the olive-backed tailorbird

Weight
8.4 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
Not recorded
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 olive-backed tailorbird live?

Not recorded

What is the olive-backed tailorbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The olive-backed tailorbird (Orthotomus sepium) is a species of passerine bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, it but now placed in the family Cisticolidae.

It is endemic to the islands of Java, Madura Island, Bali and Lombok. It resides in open forests, often perching on short trees and shrubs.

From the Wikipedia article “Olive-backed tailorbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olive-backed_tailorbird&oldid=1379852340), 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 olive-backed tailorbird endangered?

The olive-backed 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 olive-backed tailorbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCisticolidae
  6. genusOrthotomus
  7. SpeciesOrthotomus sepium Horsfield, 1821

Synonyms Orthotomus septium

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • ocell sastre de dors olivaciCatalan
  • krejčiřík rudohlavýCzech
  • teiliwr gwelwWelsh
  • Olivengrå SkrædderfuglDanish
  • RostwangenschneidervogelGerman
  • Rostwangen-SchneidervogelGerman
  • olivdorsa tajlorbirdoEsperanto
  • Sastrecillo de JavaSpanish
  • Sastrecillo DorsiverdeSpanish
  • tuhkaräätäliFinnish
  • Couturière à dos vertFrench
  • javanska šivalicaCroatian
  • Cinenen jawaIndonesian
  • Uccello sarto cenerinoItalian
  • Uccello sarto dorsolivaItalian
  • インドネシアサイホウチョウJapanese
  • žalsvanugarė nendrinukė siuvėjaLithuanian
  • RoodwangsnijdervogelDutch
  • gråskredderfuglNorwegian
  • krawczyk jawajskiPolish
  • costureiro-de-javaPortuguese
  • costureiro-javanêsPortuguese
  • Яванская портнихаRussian
  • Краснощёкая портнихаRussian
  • krajčírik olivovýSlovak
  • Ptica krojač maslinastih leđaSerbian
  • javaskräddarfågelSwedish
  • Zeytin Sırtlı TerzikuşuTurkish
  • кравчик яванськийUkrainian
  • 爪哇縫葉鶯Chinese
  • 橄綠背灰縫葉鶯Chinese
  • 爪哇缝叶莺Chinese

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Relatives of the olive-backed tailorbird

Other species in the same genus Orthotomus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the olive-backed tailorbird?

An adult olive-backed tailorbird weighs 8.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the olive-backed tailorbird endangered?

The olive-backed 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 olive-backed tailorbird?

The olive-backed tailorbird (Orthotomus sepium) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Olive-backed tailorbird (Orthotomus sepium). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/olive-backed-tailorbird

MLA

“Olive-backed tailorbird (Orthotomus sepium).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/olive-backed-tailorbird.

BibTeX
@misc{olive_backed_tailorbird_2026,
  title = {Olive-backed tailorbird (Orthotomus sepium)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/olive-backed-tailorbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}