DAY 225: THE TAILORBIRD

This bird, called the Cambodian Tailorbird, has a very loud call.  Despite this, it has remained hidden in Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, and has only recently been discovered. Sporting a red cap, gray-to-olive wings, and a black throat, it joins the Cambodian Laughing Thrush as the only bird species unique to Cambodia.

While the Laughing Thrush is only found in the remote Cardamom Mountains in the southwest part of the country, the Tailorbird prefers the city of 1.5 million. The noisy new species was found in the dense, humid lowland scrub in Phnom Penh. It was also documented in other locations just outside of the city, including a construction site and a dense conservation area where other bird species enjoy protection.