Biology:Mountain tailorbird

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Short description: Species of bird

Mountain tailorbird
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cettiidae
Genus: Phyllergates
Species:
P. cucullatus
Binomial name
Phyllergates cucullatus
(Temminck, 1836)
Phyllergates cucullatus distribution map.png
Synonyms

Orthotomus cuculatus

The mountain tailorbird (Phyllergates cucullatus) is a songbird species formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but is now placed in the genus Phyllergates of the family Cettiidae.

A close-up image from Arunachal Pradesh, India

It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China , India , Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines , Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2225318 entry