Common Tailorbird

Orthotomus sutorius

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The common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) is a songbird found across tropical Asia. Popular for its nest made of leaves "sewn" together and immortalized by Rudyard Kipling 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....

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  1. (c) Imran Shah, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/gilgit2/32175628796/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthotomus_sutorius

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