Wildlifeof Singapore
Common Tailorbird
Cisticolidae
Photo: (c) Chayant Gonsalves, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Orthotomus sutorius
Basic stats
Habitat
Open farmland, scrub, forest edges and gardens
Range
Tropical and subtropical Asia
The common tailorbird is a songbird of tropical and subtropical Asia, a common resident of urban gardens, and shy and usually hidden in vegetation though its loud calls are familiar. It has a long upright tail, greenish upper plumage and a rust-coloured forehead and crown. It gets its name from its nest, made by piercing the edges of a large leaf and sewing them together with plant fibre or spider silk to form a cradle for the real nest (Wikipedia, general species account).
Kipling made it Darzee in The Jungle Book (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Common Tailorbird live in?
- Open farmland, scrub, forest edges and gardens
- Where is the Common Tailorbird found?
- Tropical and subtropical Asia