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Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Jairam Vijayan (XC747062). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| India | 2,213 |
|---|---|
| China | 1,840 |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 1,108 |
| Singapore | 637 |
| Thailand | 636 |
| Guangzhou Province | 379 |
| Mahārāshtra | 379 |
| Karnātaka | 312 |
| Sri Lanka | 288 |
| Kerala | 274 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Cisticolas and Allies · Cisticolidae |
| Genus | Typical Tailorbirds · Orthotomus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Tailorbird with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.