The Making of Tailorbird's Nest [HD]
The Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) The Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) is a songbird found across tropical Asia. The Common Tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius, is a small warbler whose range extends from India to southern China and down into Indonesia. It is common, mostly in the lowlands, but can range as high as 5000ft. It is found in most habitats with thick cover and can often be found in urban parks and gardens. It’s song was nicely summed up by Rudyard Kipling in Rikki-tikki-tavi, where the tailorbird Darzee continually and irritatingly chirps on without thought given to the content of the piece. Like most warblers, the Common Tailorbird is insectivorous. The song is a loud cheeup-cheeup-cheeup with variations across the populations. The disyllabic calls are repeated often. Popular for its nest made of leaves "sewn" together and immortalized by Rudyard Kipling in his Jungle Bo