| Cambodian tailorbird | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Orthotomus |
| Species: | O. chaktomuk
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthotomus chaktomuk Mahood et al., 2013[2]
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The Cambodian tailorbird (Orthotomus chaktomuk) is a species of bird endemic to Cambodia, likely confined to a single dense shrub habitat in the floodplain of the Mekong river. It was first discovered and recorded by scientists in 2009 in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, during avian influenza checks. In 2013, it was determined to be a unique species and formally described. It is a very small bird, about 10 cm long, with an orange-red tuft on its head.
- ^ BirdLife International (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Orthotomus chaktomuk". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103778254A112425450. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103778254A112425450.en. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Mahood, S.P.; A.J.I. John; J.C. Eames; C.H. Oliveros; R.G. Moyle; Hong Chamnan; C.M. Poole; H. Nielsen; F.H. Sheldon (2013). "A new species of lowland tailorbird (Passeriformes: Cisticolidae: Orthotomus) from the Mekong floodplain of Cambodia" (PDF). Forktail. 29: 1–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-06-26.