Common Tailorbird

A common warblerlike bird with a green back, a reddish crown, and a long bill. It gets its name from the way in which it builds its nest by stitching leaves together. A ubiquitous inhabitant of parks, gardens, and wooded areas across South and Southeast Asia. Its loud “tuui-tuui…” and “whee-whee…” calls are often part of the sound of daily life in human habitation. Co-occurs with the very similar Dark-necked Tailorbird in NE India and SE Asia, but is separable by call, and by the lack of a rufous hind-crown, and yellow vent.

The common tailorbird (Orthotomussutorius) is a common resident of Sri Lanka's lowlands. It can be found in gardens, parks, wooded areas, and plantations

The common tailorbird's diet in Sri Lanka consists mainly of insects and nectar from flowers.