Editing Common tailorbird (section)

==Description==
The common tailorbird is a brightly coloured bird, with bright green upperparts and creamy underparts. They range in size from {{convert|10|to|14|cm|in}} and weigh {{convert|6|to|10|g|oz}}. They have short rounded wings, a long tail, strong legs and a sharp bill with curved tip to the upper mandible. They are [[wren]]-like with a long upright tail that is often moved around. The crown is rufous and the upperparts are predominantly olive green. The underside is creamy white. The sexes are identical, except that the male has long central tail [[feather]]s in the breeding season, although the reliability of sexing data accompanying museum specimens used in determining this sexual dimorphism has been questioned.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ali |first1=Salim |last2=Whistler |first2=Hugh |author-link=Salim Ali |authorlink2=Hugh Whistler |year=1939 |title= The birds of Central India. Part I.|journal=J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. |volume=41|issue=1|pages=82–106|url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47873435}}</ref> Young birds are duller.<ref name=pcr/> When calling, the dark patches on the sides of the neck become visible.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Cave |first=Walter A. |year=1913 |title=The Birds of Colombo |journal=Spolia Zeylanica |volume=8 |pages=94–115 |url=https://archive.org/stream/spoliazeylanica08nati#page/96/mode/2up}}</ref> These are due to the dark pigmented and bare skin that are present in both sexes and sometimes give the appearance of a dark gorget.<ref name=hbk>{{cite book|last1=Ali |first1=S. |last2=Ripley |first2=S.D. |title=Handbook of the birds of India and Pakistan |edition=2nd |publisher=Oxford University Press |volume= 8 |year= 1997 |pages=78–84 |isbn=0195636570}}</ref>