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Orthotomus

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Orthotomus 

(tailorbirds), a genus of birds of the family Sylviidae of the order Passeriformes. The body reaches a length of 11–14 cm. The bill is the same length as the head. The back is greenish, and the top of the head is red or, less often, gray or black. There are six species, distributed in southern Asia from Hindustan to the Philippines. Tailorbirds live in forests or gardens. To erect a nest on a tree or shrub they sew together the edges of one or several leaves with plant fibers or silk thread. The resulting pocket is filled with soft plant hairs. A clutch contains two to five mottled eggs, which hatch in 11 or 12 days. Tailor-birds feed on insects.
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In contrast, undergrowth insectivores such as Orthotomus atrogularis and Trichastoma rostratum were abundant in recently logged forest and rare in unlogged forest.
2007, Ecological Applications: Bird species and traits associated ... by Cleary, D.F.; Boyle, T.J.; Setyawati, T.; Anggraeni, C.D.; Van Loon, E.E.; Menken, S.B. / Borneo Research Bulletin
These may elsewhere be confined to mangrove, but in Borneo they are found in other habitats as well (Purple Heron Ardea purpurea, Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps, Rufous-tailed Tailorbird O.
Birds of the Danau Sentarum National Park by Dennis, Roy H. / Borneo Research Bulletin
 
 
 
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