Orthotomus ruficeps(Lesson, 1830)

Ashy tailorbird

Image acquired with permission from the Natural History Museum at Tring, United Kingdom. Specimen collected by A. R. Wallace. Specimen locality: Sumatra
Label transcription: [Collected by A.R. Wallace. 1861 Orthotomus cineraceus? ♂. Sumatra. yes 20. / ? n.s. new sepium 73.5.12.626.] [No. Brit. Mus. Reg. 73.5.12.626 Orthotomus cineraceus. ♂ Loc. Sumatra Ex. Coll. Wallace.]

NOTE:
Species known to occur in Singapore.
Imaged Wallace Specimen from Sumatra.

Yuchen Ang

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Taxon Information

Classification:

Vertebrata: Aves: Passeriformes: Cisticolidae (Cisticolas & Allies)

Taxon Name (original as given on label):

Orthotomus cineraceus

Collector:

A.R. Wallace

Locality of Specimen:

Sumatra

Specimen Repository:

Natural History Museum Tring