1. a small songbird of tropical Asia that sews leaves together with plant fibers or spider silk to make its nest

Examples

• The tailorbird carefully stitched two large leaves together to form a pouch for its nest.
• We watched a tailorbird pierce holes along the edges of a leaf with its sharp beak.
• The common tailorbird is known for its distinctive loud call and remarkable nest-building skills.
• In the garden, a tailorbird was busy gathering spider silk to use as thread for its nest.
• The tailorbird’s nest was so well camouflaged among the sewn leaves that we almost missed it.
• Tailorbirds are found throughout Southeast Asia and are popular among birdwatchers for their unique behavior.