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Common Tailorbird

Orthotomus sutorius

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Description:

a bird with a surprisingly loud call, a high pitched "cheep cheeeep cheeeeup". the tailor bird gets its name from the way it constructs it's nest - by 'stitching' pearced leaves and sewing them together with plant fibre or spider silk

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Comments (4)
SachindraUmesh
aha! sorry about that =) we find these fellows almost always in the company of some babblers and priniyas, searching for food .
Bhagya Herath
hey...... you copied my spotting =D nice capture with good quality dear

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Biodiversity of Sri Lanka
Photographed
PublishedOctober 31, 2013

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