Orthotomus sutorius
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The common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) is a songbird found across tropical and subtropical 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.
The scientific name sutorius means "cobbler" rather than "tailor" while Orthotomus means "straight-cutting". The species was earlier placed in the family Sylviidae but more recent molecular studies place the species within the family Cisticolidae, along with Prinia and Cisticola.
A number of subspecies are recognized within its widespread range in South Asia and Southeast... Wikipedia →
Very likely
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Common Tailorbird sighting in Jalandhar on a given day, based on 839 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 70 birds we can rate there.
January, March, May and August–November
In those months over 90% of wildlife watchers report a Common Tailorbird in Jalandhar on a given day, against about 80% in April, the lowest month.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Tailorbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 93 cities where we can rate Common Tailorbird sightings, Jalandhar has the highest daily chance: about 90%. Next come Raipur (India, about 80%) and Hanoi (Vietnam, about 80%).
Same family: Cisticolidae
The closest relatives of the Common Tailorbird that you can see in Jalandhar (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Ashy Prinia (about 10%) and Plain Prinia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Tailorbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Jalandhar (839 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
