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Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) is a member of the Cisticolidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 7.5 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
- Genus Orthotomus
- Species sutorius
Quick facts
- Weight
- 7.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Common Tailorbird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Common Tailorbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Pakistan through e China to Malay Pen. and Java.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 7.5 g, with a wing length of about 4.6 cm and a tail of around 4.8 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 6.8 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Common Tailorbird?
The Common Tailorbird is a very small bird that weighs around 7.5 g.
Where does the Common Tailorbird live?
The Common Tailorbird is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Pakistan through e China to Malay Pen. and Java, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Common Tailorbird belong to?
The Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) belongs to the Cisticolidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Common Tailorbird eat?
The Common Tailorbird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Common Tailorbird migrate?
The Common Tailorbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Common Tailorbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Common Tailorbird make?
1 real field recording of the Common Tailorbird — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Common Tailorbird's range?
The Common Tailorbird has a mapped global range of about 6.8 million km².
Conservation
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