Alternative name: Pygmy Bushtit
- Aegithalos exilis
Psaltria exilis
Identification
8.5cm. A tiny bird with a long tail.
- Drab greyish-brown head
- Short, stubby, broad-based bill
- Medium grey upperparts with brownish tinge
- Dull grey-brown, long tail
- Light grey chin and throat, mottled and bordered below with pale pinkish-buff
- Pale dull pinkish-buff underparts
Sexes similar. Juveniles not yet described but thought to be similar to adults.
Distribution
Endemic to the mountains of western and central Java, Indonesia.
A locally common restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
Found above 1000m, sometimes lower.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on insects.
Forages often in lower levels of forest, actively travelling in small flocks.
Breedubg
Breeding season from March to May and from August to November. The nest is a suspended pouch made of leaves and grass with an entrance hole near the top. It's concealed in foliage and suspended 3-8m above the ground. Lays 2-3 eggs.
Movements
A resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2008. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13: Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553453
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Pygmy Tit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pygmy_Tit
External Links
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