Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusOrthotomus (Typical Tailorbirds)
- SpeciesOrthotomus sutorius (Common Tailorbird)
Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park
Plain Prinia
Prinia inornata
Ashy Prinia
Prinia socialis
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Jungle Prinia
Prinia sylvatica
Gray-breasted Prinia
Prinia hodgsonii
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Oriental Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Yellow-billed Babbler
Turdoides affinis
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Tailorbird in Minneriya National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Common Tailorbird sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Tailorbird in Minneriya National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Tailorbird in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.