Gray-backed Tailorbird

Orthotomus derbianus

The gray-backed tailorbird is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae. It is endemic to the Philippines and found only on the islands of Luzon and Catanduanes.

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