Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
Order: PASSERIFORMES
Family: SYLVIIDAE Old World Warblers
Scientific name: Orthotomus sutorius
English name: Common Tailorbird
Characteristic: Size 13 cm. A diminutive bird with its back, shoulders, rump and tail pale yellowish green; upperpart yellowish white; forehead brownish red. In breeding season, a male will possess elongate maiddle pairs of tail feathers, much longer than those of a female.
Distribution: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Southwest China, Hainan, Hong Kong, Soutest Asia. In Thailand, it is found throughout the country.
Habitat: Scrub forest, secondary growths, open grounds, open forest, mangrove forest, orchards, to vegetation around houses. In Sakaerat forest, it lives in dry dipterocarp forest, dry evergreen forest and secondary growths.
Habit: Most seen as a singly bird, actively jumping up or down in bushes and on low trees, and incessantly uttering its typical calls and jerking its tail. Food consist of insects and worms living among the foliage and flowers, also nectar. It breeds from May to August, when its call can be heard throughout the day; a nesting site is in the bush or in low tree with large-sized leaves, under which it will nest; firstly 2-3 leayes will be tied together forming a cone, then along the rims of closely- fitted leaves, a row of small holes will be punctured by its long pointed beak, each pair of holes touching each other, then a string of plant fibers or tough spider web will be used to sew up the nest through each pair of holes, lastly, lined with cotton, hairs, or plant fibers. it usually lays a clutch a clutch of 3-5 white or bluish eggs which requiring to incubate for 12 days.
Status: In Sakaerat forest, this bird is a scarcely seen resident . It is a protected wild animal legally.
