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Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)

Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)

About Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers

The common tailorbird is a songbird found across tropical Asia. Popular for its nest made of leaves "sewn" together and immortalized by Rudyard Kipling as Darzee in his Jungle Book, it is a common resident in urban gardens. Although shy birds that are usually hidden within vegetation, their loud calls are familiar and give away their presence. They are distinctive in having a long upright tail, greenish upper body plumage and rust coloured forehead and crown. This passerine bird is typically found in open farmland, scrub, forest edges and gardens. Tailorbirds get their name from the way their nest is constructed. The edges of a large leaf are pierced and sewn together with plant fibre or spider silk to make a cradle in which the actual nest is built. Punjab tailor birds produce shiny red eggs, but became extinct around 1975 due to laying their eggs in fields used to grow fodder crops.

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 2006-01-13

    Bandhavgarh National Pak, India

  • 2009-07-13

    Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
    Image from 2009-07-13

  • 2013-01-11

    Detian Waterfall, China
    Image from 2013-01-11

  • 2013-01-21

    Dalat - Fairy Rock, Vietnam

  • 2013-01-24

    Nam Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam

  • 2013-02-05

    Khao Sam Roi Yat National Park, Thailand

  • 2013-02-16

    Namieri National Park, India
    Grayish colored neck and rufous crown extending below the eye. Originally ID as Dark-necked Tailorbird.
    Image from 2013-02-16

  • 2013-02-19

    Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, India

  • 2016-02-22

    Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore

  • 2016-02-23

    Fort Canning, Singapore

  • 2024-08-15

    Baluran National Park, Indonesia

  • 2024-09-04

    Pulau Ubin, Singapore

  • 2025-08-09

    Bukit Tinggi, Malaysia

  • 2025-08-10

    Bukit Fraser, Malaysia

  • 2025-08-27

    Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

  • 2025-08-29

    Penang Hill, Malaysia
    Image from 2025-08-29

  • 2025-08-30

    Penang National Park, Malaysia

  • 2025-08-31

    K2 Hill View Chalet, Malaysia

  • 2025-09-01

    Royal Belum State Park, Malaysia

  • 2025-09-02

    Taman Tasik Taiping, Malaysia