Common Tailorbird
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Common Tailorbird

Orthotomus sutorius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
339 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Tailorbird sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 339 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Jungle Prinia
LC

Jungle Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia sylvatica

<5% · Rare
Plain Prinia
LC Endemic

Plain Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia inornata

<5% · Rare
Gray-breasted Prinia
LC

Gray-breasted Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia hodgsonii

<5% · Rare
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

<5% · Rare
Ashy Prinia
LC Endemic

Ashy Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia socialis

<5% · Rare
Square-tailed Bulbul
LC Endemic

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

70–80% · Very likely
Orange-billed Babbler

Orange-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides rufescens

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Drongo
LC

Sri Lanka Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus lophorinus

60–70% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped Bulbul

Black-capped Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus melanicterus

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Magpie
VU

Ceylon Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Urocissa ornata

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
2 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
4 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
40–50%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
6 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
40–50%
7 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
8 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
9 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
10 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
11 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
12 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
13 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
14 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
15 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
16 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
17 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
18 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
30–40%
19 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
20 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
21 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
22 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
23 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
24 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
25 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
26 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
27 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
28 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
29 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
30 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
31 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
32 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Tailorbird in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Common Tailorbird sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 339 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Tailorbird in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Common Tailorbird in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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