Sichuan Tit - BirdForum Opus

Photo by James Eaton
Sichuan,China

Poecile weigoldicus

Identification

13 cm

• Dark brown cap
• Black bib
• Rich brown upperparts
• White cheeks
• Cinnamon buff underparts
  

Sexes similar; juveniles are duller

Distribution

Southwest China (Sichuan to eastern Tibet, south-eastern Qinghai and north-western Yunnan)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species¹.
It was formerly considered conspecific with Willow Tit (or Songar Tit).
The scientific name has in the past been given as either Parus weigoldicus.

Habitat

Deciduous mountain forests.

Behaviour

Breeding

It excavates a cup shaped nesting hole, usually in a rotten stump or in a tree. It is lined with fur, hair and wood chips, and maybe feathers. The clutch consists of 5-6 white eggs with small reddish spots or blotches.

Diet

The diet includes caterpillars, insects and seeds.

Vocalisation

Recording by china guy, Sichuan, China May 2011

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
3. Avibase
4. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sichuan Tit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sichuan_Tit

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