Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
Orthotomus sericeus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusOrthotomus (Typical Tailorbirds)
- SpeciesOrthotomus sericeus (Rufous-tailed Tailorbird)
Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park
Ashy Tailorbird
Orthotomus ruficeps
Dark-necked Tailorbird
Orthotomus atrogularis
Yellow-bellied Prinia
Prinia flaviventris
Bornean Treepie
Dendrocitta cinerascens
Indigo Flycatcher
Eumyias indigo
Yellow-breasted Warbler
Seicercus montis
Black-capped White-eye
Zosterops atricapilla
Temminck's Sunbird
Aethopyga temminckii
Mountain Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus trivirgatus
Bornean Whistler
Pachycephala hypoxantha
Chestnut-crested Yuhina
Staphida everetti
Bornean Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus borneensis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-tailed Tailorbird in Kinabalu Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Rufous-tailed Tailorbird sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 172 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous-tailed Tailorbird in Kinabalu Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-tailed Tailorbird in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.