The Common Tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius, like other Tailorbirds makes its nest by sewing the edges of leaves together with spiderwebs. A pretty neat trick.
They live in southeast Asia including India and Pakistan. They are fairly common throughout their range and are typically seen in trees, bushes and gardens.
Classification:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sylviidae
Genus: Orthotomus
Species: O. sutorius
Photos:
Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
"Visit my site umangdutt.blogspot.com The Common Tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius, is an Old World warbler. This tailorbird is a resident breeder in tropical south Asia from Pakistan and India to south China, and Indonesia. This passerine bird is typically found in open woodland, scrub 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 spiders web to make a cradle in which the actual grass nest is built. Common Tailorbird builds its nest in a shrub and lays 3-5 eggs. These 13 cm long warblers are brightly coloured, with bright green upperparts and whitish underparts. The crown of the head is chestnut. It has short rounded wings, a short tail, strong legs and a long decurved bill. The tail is typically held upright, like a wren. The sexes are identical, except that the male has long central tail feathers in the breeding season, but young birds are duller. There are two endemic races in Sri Lanka which retain the male’s long tail feathers all year. Like most warblers, the Common Tailorbird is insectivorous. The song is a loud cheeup-cheeup-cheeup."
Photo courtesy of Umang Dutt
Common Tailorbird
"Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius near Manchinabele Dam Area, near Bangalore This was taken during the Bangalore Bird Race. In a 12-hour span, we managed to log 80 odd birds including many which I had never seen so close to the city before. Birding was restricted to a radius of 50-km from the city with teams free to choose their own routes. The winners logged 114 different species. Bodes well for the city to have such a rich count so close to the city. I just hope the bird havens are nurtured and sustained well into the future."
Photo courtesy of The World Through My Eye
