The tailorbird uses her needle-shaped beak to pierce a series of tiny holes along the edges of the leaves. She then takes foraged fibers—like cotton, lint, or cobwebs—and pulls them through the holes to hold the leaves together. The bird may add 150 to 200 stitches to her nest to ensure its stability.

Which bird stitches its nest with its needle like beak?

The tailor bird has a beak like a sewing needle. As thread, it uses silk from cobwebs, cotton from seeds, and fibers of tree bark.

What does a tailor bird use to stitch nest?

Tailorbirds get their name from the way their nest is constructed. The edges of a large leaf are pierced and sewn together with plant fibre or spider silk to make a cradle in which the actual nest is built.