“We often have Common Tailorbirds (Orthotomus sutorius maculicollis) nesting in our garden. The recent pair built a nest about 1.5 meters above the ground (leaves of a young fig tree) […]
![TailorbirdC-1 [DaisyO'Neill]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/TailorbirdC-1-DaisyONeill-q8dfb3wzw4wcxtzhp36rc0lrhwtxzt009ag48mh2ls.jpg "TailorbirdC-1 [DaisyO’Neill]")
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Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4: Plumage on Parade. “Breeding season is a serious affair – an ultimate for birds to procreate their own species. It is also […]
![1 Tailorbird 3 [DaisyO'Neill] 1 m cocked tail](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/1-Tailorbird-3-DaisyONeill-1-m-cocked-tail-q8dfg4e0cbreuypcf974mr29jw4f1owgy3pcdr1hf4.jpg "1 Tailorbird 3 [DaisyO’Neill] 1 m cocked tail")
Part 1; Part 2; Part 3: Sexing by calls and tails. “Little brown birds (10.5-13cm) that cock their tails like Wrens; these Common Tailorbirds (Orthotomus sutorius) are commonly seen and […]
Part 1; Part 2: Nest building: “Nesting activity was first discovered on 15April, 2019, when foliage of potted sapling – Ficus benghalensis in my balcony was observed to have curled […]
![TailorbirdC [DaisyO'Neill] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/TailorbirdC-DaisyONeill-1-q8dfh6xe4j862z5d67utyzc5wougta5greg923gcc0.jpg "TailorbirdC [DaisyO’Neill] 1")
“Five species of Tailorbirds under sub-family of Orthotomus are represented under the order of Cisticolidae. Within this South East Asian region and of particular interest to me, is the Common […]
“The Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) in our garden… yes she actually tailors! We have found many nests over the years after her children have flown away – three clerodendrum leaves […]
Disclosure “We are careful with nesting birds and limit contact/close observations. In this case the nest was in our home and partially visible from our kitchen window. In addition we […]
![TailorbirdC-m [MichaelKhor] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/TailorbirdC-m-MichaelKhor-1-1-q8dgqe00qr3ibzhy9961d2r26o2txcktz3pqs2fv5c.jpg "TailorbirdC-m [MichaelKhor] 1")
Michael Khor monitored a male Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) pulling together the large leaves of Simpuh Air (Dillenia suffreticosa) in early February 2016. The bird was using its feet to […]
![TailorbirdCo m-sham-nest [AmarSingh] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/TailorbirdCo-m-sham-nest-AmarSingh-1-q8df381qk63rjlftqohff08k3jp3f7p2i9fhb25ysw.jpg "TailorbirdCo m-sham-nest [AmarSingh] – 1")
“Our garden is rather ‘wild’ (overgrown) and often host a number of nesting birds. We spotted an adult male Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius maculicollis) building a nest outside our kitchen […]
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