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Mountain Tailorbird

Warblers & Tailorbirds

Phyllergates cucullatus

Also known as: Leafworker

Basic stats

Diet

Insects

Habitat

Montane forest undergrowth, bamboo

Range

Southeast Asia, including Borneo's mountains

Clutch size

2–3 eggs

Incubation period

About 13 days

Size

Small (12–13cm)

Wingspan

~15–17cm

Weight

~9–11g

Also known as the Mountain Tailorbird, this warbler has an orange-rufous head contrasting with olive upperparts and pale underparts in montane forest.

True to its name it stitches leaves together to construct its nest, and forages low in dense undergrowth and bamboo thickets.

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