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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Jungle Prinia
Prinia sylvatica
Plain Prinia
Prinia inornata
Gray-breasted Prinia
Prinia hodgsonii
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Ashy Prinia
Prinia socialis
Square-tailed Bulbul
Hypsipetes ganeesa
Orange-billed Babbler
Turdoides rufescens
Sri Lanka Drongo
Dicrurus lophorinus
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
Black-capped Bulbul
Pycnonotus melanicterus
Ceylon Magpie
Urocissa ornata
📅 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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Common Tailorbird sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 339 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
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.