Latitudinal range: 1.6° to 2.9°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical wetland (1), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (1)

Found in two samples

Malaysia: Paya Indah Wetland Reserve, PPB Oil Palms Berhad (oil palm plantation)

See also Orthotomus, Orthotomus atrogularis, Orthotomus derbianus, Orthotomus heterolaemus, Orthotomus metopias, Orthotomus sepium, Orthotomus sericeus, Orthotomus sutorius