Rufous-headed tailorbird
Phyllergates heterolaemus Mearns, 1905
The rufous-headed tailorbird (Phyllergates heterolaemus) is a species in the family Cettiidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 5.1 g to 8.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the rufous-headed tailorbird
- Weight
- 5.1 g – 8.3 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 rufous-headed tailorbird live?
Not recorded
What is the rufous-headed tailorbird?
The rufous-headed tailorbird (Phyllergates heterolaemus) is a species of bird in the family Cettiidae.
It is found only in the Philippines on the island of Mindanao.
Its natural habitats are in tropical moist montane forest.
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Is the rufous-headed tailorbird endangered?
The rufous-headed tailorbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 rufous-headed tailorbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCettiidae
- genusPhyllergates
- SpeciesPhyllergates heterolaemus Mearns, 1905
Synonyms Orthotomus cuculatus heterolaemus, Orthotomus heterolaemus, Phyllergates cucullatus heterolaemus
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- ocell sastre capbrúCatalan
- Ocell sastre encaputxatCatalan
- krejčiřík mindanaoskýCzech
- Mindanao SkrædderfuglDanish
- Rotkopf-DickichtsängerGerman
- Rotkopf-SchneidervogelGerman
- mindanaa ĉetioEsperanto
- Sastrecillo encapuchadoSpanish
- PunapääräätäliFinnish
- Bouscarle à capuchonFrench
- Couturière à capuchonFrench
- mindanaoska svilorepaCroatian
- Uccello sarto testarossicciaItalian
- ミンダナオサイホウチョウJapanese
- rusvagalvė nendrinukė siuvėjaLithuanian
- MindanaosnijdervogelDutch
- RoestkopsnijdervogelDutch
- mindanaosangerNorwegian
- krawczynek żółtobrzuchyPolish
- costureiro-de-capuzPortuguese
- felosa-de-cabeça-ruivaPortuguese
- Рыжеголовая портнихаRussian
- Рыжеголовая долгоклювкаRussian
- ratanárik kapucňovýSlovak
- Riđoglava ptica krojačSerbian
- mindanaocettiaSwedish
- Kızıl Başlı TerzikuşuTurkish
- війчик рудоголовийUkrainian
- кравчик рудоголовийUkrainian
- 褐头缝叶莺Chinese
- 褐頭縫葉鶯Chinese
Relatives of the rufous-headed tailorbird
Other species in the same genus Phyllergates.
Mountain tailorbird
Phyllergates cucullatus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the rufous-headed tailorbird?
An adult rufous-headed tailorbird weighs 5.1 g – 8.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the rufous-headed tailorbird endangered?
The rufous-headed 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 rufous-headed tailorbird?
The rufous-headed tailorbird (Phyllergates heterolaemus) belongs to the family Cettiidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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