Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Orthotomus [frontalis or castaneiceps] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: ocell sastre front-rogenc
Czech: krejčiřík basilanský
Danish: Rødpandet Skrædderfugl
German: Kastanienstirn-Schneidervogel, Roststirn-Schneidervogel
English: Common Tailorbird, Rufous fronted Tailorbird, Rufous-fronted Tailorbird
English, HBW: Rufous-fronted Tailorbird
English (IOC): Rufous-fronted Tailorbird
English (United States): Rufous-fronted Tailorbird
Esperanto: rufafrunta tajlorbirdo, Ruĝecfrunta tajlorbirdo
Spanish: Sastrecillo Frentirrufo
Spanish (Spain): Sastrecillo Frentirrufo
Spanish (HBW): Rufous-fronted Tailorbird
Finnish: rusolakkiräätäli, ruso-otsaräätäli
French: Couturière à front roux, Fauvette-couturière à front roux
Croatian: riđočela šivalica
Italian: Uccello sarto fronterossiccia
Japanese (romaji): akabitaisaihouchou, nodogurosaihouchou
Japanese: アカビタイサイホウチョウ, ノドグロサイホウチョウ
Scientific: Orthotomus atrogularis frontalis, Orthotomus castaneiceps frontalis, Orthotomus frontalis, Orthotomus frontalis frontalis
Lithuanian: Rudakaktė nendrinukė siuvėja
Dutch: Roodvoorhoofdsnijdervogel, Rotvoorhoofdsnijdervogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Rustpanneskreddarfugl
Norwegian: Rustpanneskredderfugl
Polish: krawczyk rdzawoczelny
Portuguese: costureiro-de-testa-ruiva
Portuguese (Portugal): costureiro-de-testa-ruiva
Russian: Краснолобая портниха
Slovak: krajčírik hrdzavočelý
Serbian: Crvenočela ptica krojač
Swedish: brunpannad skräddarfågel
Turkish: Kızıl alınlı terzikuşu
Ukrainian: Кравчик рудолобий
Chinese: 吕宋缝叶莺
Chinese (Traditional): 褐額縫葉鶯