Cisticolas & Allies
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
The common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) is a songbird found across tropical Asia. Popular for its nest made of leaves "sewn" together and immortalized by Rudyard Kipling 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.
- Family
- Cisticolas & Allies
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Weight
- 7.5 g
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Resident
- Countries recorded
- 17
Recorded in India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Nepal, Singapore, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Vietnam, Laos, Pakistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Indonesia, MO.
Where to see it: Vientiane · Dongdok NUOL (Lao PDR); Canara Bank Layout (India); PK-Islamabad-Street 24 - Garden (Pakistan); F-7/4 (Pakistan); Lalmatia house (Bangladesh).
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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