122 Centidays at Grey-backed tailorbirds
August 15, 2026 at 6:17 PM
122 Centidays at Grey-backed tailorbirds
AI-generated video. Tailorbirds exist, but their sewing doesn't look like this.
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If we want to preserve the natural world, we need to stop spreading AI content.
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August 15, 2026 at 12:26 PM
AI-generated video. Tailorbirds exist, but their sewing doesn't look like this.
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If we want to preserve the natural world, we need to stop spreading AI content.
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This is so fantastic that I had to go look this up for myself to make sure this wasn’t AI. Tailorbirds are amazing and real!
August 15, 2026 at 4:31 AM
This is so fantastic that I had to go look this up for myself to make sure this wasn’t AI. Tailorbirds are amazing and real!
1235 Attoseconds at Rufous-tailed tailorbirds
August 8, 2026 at 8:42 AM
1235 Attoseconds at Rufous-tailed tailorbirds
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MultiColour, birds with 3 or more colours in their plumage.
Mountain Tailorbird is a secretive warbler of higher altitudes. I saw my first here at Tanah Rata in #CameronHighlands in March.
#Malaysia #birds #birding #ECK #birdsSeenIn2026
Mountain Tailorbird is a secretive warbler of higher altitudes. I saw my first here at Tanah Rata in #CameronHighlands in March.
#Malaysia #birds #birding #ECK #birdsSeenIn2026
July 29, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MultiColour, birds with 3 or more colours in their plumage.
Mountain Tailorbird is a secretive warbler of higher altitudes. I saw my first here at Tanah Rata in #CameronHighlands in March.
#Malaysia #birds #birding #ECK #birdsSeenIn2026
Mountain Tailorbird is a secretive warbler of higher altitudes. I saw my first here at Tanah Rata in #CameronHighlands in March.
#Malaysia #birds #birding #ECK #birdsSeenIn2026
6452 Semesters at Grey-backed tailorbirds
July 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
6452 Semesters at Grey-backed tailorbirds
These fuckers have better sewing skills than I do! To be fair, I have not practiced sewing much at all.
Bravo, tailorbirds
Bravo, tailorbirds
A tailorbird is a bird known for its remarkable ability to sew leaves together to create a nest. This process involves puncturing the edges of leaves and using plant fibers to stitch them together, creating a sturdy and camouflaged nest that protects the chicks from predators.
July 7, 2026 at 9:27 AM
These fuckers have better sewing skills than I do! To be fair, I have not practiced sewing much at all.
Bravo, tailorbirds
Bravo, tailorbirds
Wow!! Wish we had these tailorbirds here!
A tailorbird is a bird known for its remarkable ability to sew leaves together to create a nest. This process involves puncturing the edges of leaves and using plant fibers to stitch them together, creating a sturdy and camouflaged nest that protects the chicks from predators.
July 7, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Wow!! Wish we had these tailorbirds here!
tailorbirds are like nature's own sewing machines
July 7, 2026 at 3:09 AM
tailorbirds are like nature's own sewing machines
no, tailorbirds don’t sew a hem on their leaf nest and patch it up with tape. Their nests look like this
July 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
no, tailorbirds don’t sew a hem on their leaf nest and patch it up with tape. Their nests look like this
Birds do not use tape to build nests (third video.) Tailorbirds use plant fibers to bind leaves into nests. These are fake videos of a real animal. Do not misinform people.
July 6, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Birds do not use tape to build nests (third video.) Tailorbirds use plant fibers to bind leaves into nests. These are fake videos of a real animal. Do not misinform people.
stop putting that genAI video of tailorbirds on my tl when the real birds are way cooler and more innovative
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP9R...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP9R...
Ashy Tailorbird building a nest by Jia-Wei Woo
YouTube video by Yc Wee
www.youtube.com
July 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
stop putting that genAI video of tailorbirds on my tl when the real birds are way cooler and more innovative
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP9R...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP9R...
tailorbirds are known for their remarkable abilty to sew leaves together to create their nests. see how easy it is not to refer to a bird as "it"? #someonenotsomething
A tailorbird is a bird known for its remarkable ability to sew leaves together to create a nest. This process involves puncturing the edges of leaves and using plant fibers to stitch them together, creating a sturdy and camouflaged nest that protects the chicks from predators.
July 6, 2026 at 7:14 PM
tailorbirds are known for their remarkable abilty to sew leaves together to create their nests. see how easy it is not to refer to a bird as "it"? #someonenotsomething
i just learned about tailorbirds oh my god they use spider silk to LITERALLY SEW LEAVES INTO A LITTLE POUCH FOR THEIR NESTS BRO!!!!! OH MY GODDDDDD
June 24, 2026 at 8:25 PM
i just learned about tailorbirds oh my god they use spider silk to LITERALLY SEW LEAVES INTO A LITTLE POUCH FOR THEIR NESTS BRO!!!!! OH MY GODDDDDD
The art may be digital but tailorbirds are real.
Tailorbirds: The little birds that stitch their nests | Natural History Museum
The common tailorbird uses its sharp bill for weaving nests, using plant fibres as fine threads to hold stitch together.
www.nhm.ac.uk
June 19, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The art may be digital but tailorbirds are real.
This would be the point in time when I started getting my ideas mostly from animal documentary edits on YouTube (which is a big rabbithole if there ever was one). Zoow and Ztroots are seamstress/tailorbirds. Ztroots in particular *wears* wing-like leaf zoot suits. Flora/Fauna types. #fakemon
June 16, 2026 at 4:21 PM
This would be the point in time when I started getting my ideas mostly from animal documentary edits on YouTube (which is a big rabbithole if there ever was one). Zoow and Ztroots are seamstress/tailorbirds. Ztroots in particular *wears* wing-like leaf zoot suits. Flora/Fauna types. #fakemon
They're also a great example of complex tool-use in animals.
These tiny tailors have almost certainly been sewing for longer than humans have.
If you want to learn a bit more about these amazingly talented birds, here's the iNaturalist page for the genus:
These tiny tailors have almost certainly been sewing for longer than humans have.
If you want to learn a bit more about these amazingly talented birds, here's the iNaturalist page for the genus:
Typical Tailorbirds (Genus Orthotomus)
Tailorbirds are small birds, most belonging to the genus Orthotomus, often placed in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae. However, recent research suggests they more likely belong in the Cisticolid...
www.inaturalist.org
April 25, 2026 at 7:46 PM
They're also a great example of complex tool-use in animals.
These tiny tailors have almost certainly been sewing for longer than humans have.
If you want to learn a bit more about these amazingly talented birds, here's the iNaturalist page for the genus:
These tiny tailors have almost certainly been sewing for longer than humans have.
If you want to learn a bit more about these amazingly talented birds, here's the iNaturalist page for the genus:
And the answer is a bit of both, so far as we know!
The tailorbirds APPEAR to have an instinct for this activity, but evidence shows that they get better each season, creating sharper & more secure structures each time.
They may be incrementing on innate knowledge. 😀
(📷: Dhanesh Veppil)
The tailorbirds APPEAR to have an instinct for this activity, but evidence shows that they get better each season, creating sharper & more secure structures each time.
They may be incrementing on innate knowledge. 😀
(📷: Dhanesh Veppil)
April 25, 2026 at 7:46 PM
And the answer is a bit of both, so far as we know!
The tailorbirds APPEAR to have an instinct for this activity, but evidence shows that they get better each season, creating sharper & more secure structures each time.
They may be incrementing on innate knowledge. 😀
(📷: Dhanesh Veppil)
The tailorbirds APPEAR to have an instinct for this activity, but evidence shows that they get better each season, creating sharper & more secure structures each time.
They may be incrementing on innate knowledge. 😀
(📷: Dhanesh Veppil)
There are 13 species in the genus, all in the Asian tropics, with most in the Philippines.
They use sharp beaks to pierce holes then drag animal or plant fibers through to create a pouch just a bit bigger than they are.
But here's the question: is this tool use INSTINCT or LEARNED behavior?
They use sharp beaks to pierce holes then drag animal or plant fibers through to create a pouch just a bit bigger than they are.
But here's the question: is this tool use INSTINCT or LEARNED behavior?
April 25, 2026 at 7:46 PM
There are 13 species in the genus, all in the Asian tropics, with most in the Philippines.
They use sharp beaks to pierce holes then drag animal or plant fibers through to create a pouch just a bit bigger than they are.
But here's the question: is this tool use INSTINCT or LEARNED behavior?
They use sharp beaks to pierce holes then drag animal or plant fibers through to create a pouch just a bit bigger than they are.
But here's the question: is this tool use INSTINCT or LEARNED behavior?
tailorbirds sind älter als die Menschheit, wie die meisten Vogelarten.
Sie können besser nähen als ich, das ist nicht schwer. Aus einer Kombination von: Erbgut, sprich Instinkt, und Übung.
Toller Beitrag, und auf inaturalist gibt's mehr Hintergründe.
Sie können besser nähen als ich, das ist nicht schwer. Aus einer Kombination von: Erbgut, sprich Instinkt, und Übung.
Toller Beitrag, und auf inaturalist gibt's mehr Hintergründe.
April 25, 2026 at 5:16 PM
tailorbirds sind älter als die Menschheit, wie die meisten Vogelarten.
Sie können besser nähen als ich, das ist nicht schwer. Aus einer Kombination von: Erbgut, sprich Instinkt, und Übung.
Toller Beitrag, und auf inaturalist gibt's mehr Hintergründe.
Sie können besser nähen als ich, das ist nicht schwer. Aus einer Kombination von: Erbgut, sprich Instinkt, und Übung.
Toller Beitrag, und auf inaturalist gibt's mehr Hintergründe.
Yes they do! =)
They are a family fairly common in the tropics, mainly in Asia.
Here's a post from the Natural History Museum about them:
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/the...
They are a family fairly common in the tropics, mainly in Asia.
Here's a post from the Natural History Museum about them:
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/the...
Tailorbirds: The little birds that stitch their nests | Natural History Museum
The common tailorbird uses its sharp bill for weaving nests, using plant fibres as fine threads to hold stitch together.
www.nhm.ac.uk
April 23, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Yes they do! =)
They are a family fairly common in the tropics, mainly in Asia.
Here's a post from the Natural History Museum about them:
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/the...
They are a family fairly common in the tropics, mainly in Asia.
Here's a post from the Natural History Museum about them:
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/the...
