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tailorbird

any of several tropical Asian warblers of the genus Orthotomus, which build nests by sewing together large leaves using plant fibres

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Not least, we also found long-billed tailorbirds in virtually all suitable habitats, allowing us to collect critical new information on their population size and genetics.

Islands in the Sky: The biological wonders of Mozambique's mountains have only recently been unveiled after years of neglect. Secrets still exist, however, as Sam Jones discovered when launching a biological assault on the Njesi Plateau

Just as the western black rhino was being declared extinct, a new species of wren called the Cambodian Tailorbird has been discovered, and right in the heart of the capital city of Phnom Penh, no less.

The western black rhino (extinct 2013)

The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society said a team of its scientists, working with other groups including BirdLife International, discovered the wren-sized Cambodian tailorbird living in dense, humid lowland scrub in Phnom Penh and other locations just outside the city.

New bird species discovered in Cambodian capital

When people set out for Tutong Town or Bandar Brunei by car, the sound of the engine blocks out the warning cry of a red-headed tailorbird concerned about hazards lurking along the way; not that the hazards are exactly what they used to be, either, when people had to trek several miles on foot along lonely trails.

Messengers or tipsters? Some cautious though concluding thoughts on Brunei-Dusun augury

When a tailorbird says "Bring it to me," he knows what "it" means.

The Transfiguring Places

-- The Cambodian tailorbird -- a small, dark warbler with an orange-red tuft on its head discovered, surprisingly, in that country's capital, Phnom Penh, during spot checks for the avian flu.