Mountain Tailorbird

Orthotomus cucullatus

Description

Orthotomus cucullatus is a small warbler bird that has a long beak and a tail that is often tilted. The upper body is green while the underside is yellow. Dark neck, black eyebrows, and bright orange forehead.

Population Size

-

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

6-10 g

LENGTH

10-14 cm

Ca

Carnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Sylviidae

GENUS

:

Orthotomus

SPECIES

:

Orthotomus cucullatus

Distribution

The natural habitat of Orthotomus cucullatus is lowland forest and moist mountain forest.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

Habits and Lifestyle

Orthotomus cucullatus tends to stick to the lower layers of hills and dense forests. These birds often move solitarily, but can sometimes be found with mixed-species flocks.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical or subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Orthotomus cucullatus is an insectivorous bird such as various types of insects and beetles.

Diet : Carnivore

Mating Habits

The breeding season for this bird is from June to August, especially during the rainy season. The number of eggs produced 3 eggs with an incubation period of 12 days.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 3 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population threats​

The mortality rate of young birds is high because of the risk of being eaten by crows, pheasants, cats, lizards, and others.

Population number​

Least concern

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Cinenen Gunung Wikipedia Artikel
  2. Mountain Tailorbird Wikipedia Article
  3. Cinenen Gunung
  4. Tailorbird