Dark-necked Tailorbird

Dark-necked Tailorbird

Orthotomus atrogularis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Singapore

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

1,507 Verified sightings at Singapore
6,203 In all 17 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Dark-necked Tailorbird

The dark-necked tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis) is a songbird species. Formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, it is now placed in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Northeast India and Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.

It is often kept as a pet. Media related to Orthotomus atrogularis at Wikimedia Commons Wikipedia →

Sounds

Subsong0:12

Malaysia · 2026

© Ding Li Yong · XC1077545 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Recording0:13

China · 2025

© Jue Lei · XC963618 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Uncertain0:30

Thailand · 2023

© FREDERIC Lionel · XC938678 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~50%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~50%
3 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
4 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~40%
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
7 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
8 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
9 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
10 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
11 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
12 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
15 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
16 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
17 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
2 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~10%
3 Johor Bahru 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
4 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
5 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
6 Guwahati 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Dark-necked Tailorbird in Singapore?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-necked Tailorbird sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 1,507 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 57th most-seen of the 298 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Dark-necked Tailorbird in Singapore?

May to July

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-necked Tailorbird in Singapore on a given day, against about 10% in August to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Dark-necked Tailorbird?

Between 2 and 5 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark-necked Tailorbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Singapore the best place to see a Dark-necked Tailorbird?

2nd of 6

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Dark-necked Tailorbird sightings, Singapore ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Dark-necked Tailorbird live in Singapore?

Same genus: Orthotomus

The closest relatives of the Dark-necked Tailorbird that you can see in Singapore (genus Orthotomus, Typical Tailorbirds) are Common Tailorbird (about 30%) and Ashy Tailorbird (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Dark-necked Tailorbird sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Dark-necked Tailorbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Singapore (1,507 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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