Black-throated Tit - BirdForum Opus

Photo by MoonCake
Photo taken: Taiwan

Alternative names: Red-headed Tit; Black-throated Bushtit

Aegithalos concinnus

Identification

10cm. Rufous crown and nape, black mask, white chin and throat, black bib, white underparts, rufous flanks and breastband, grey back and wings, black, white edged tail, bright yellow iris. Sexes similar.

Distribution

	Found from northern Pakistan east along the Himalayas to India, Nepal, Bhutan and northeast India. Also in northwest Burma, northwest Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and much of southern China, including Hainan and in Taiwan.
	Legend • iredalai-group; year-round • annamensis-group; year-round • nominate group; year-round Maps/Texts consulted1

Taxonomy

Marked geographical variation. This species may represent an unresolved species swarm, further study is needed.
Six subspecies are recognized, forming three groups:

• iredalai-group:
  • A. c. iredalai from Pakistan east to northeast India.
• annamensis-group:
  • A. c. annamensis in south Laos, Vietnam and adjacent Cambodia
• nominate-group:
  • A. c. manipurensis in northeast India and northwest Burma
  • A. c. talifuensis in northeast Burma, south China, northern Laos and northwest Vietnam
  • A. c. pulchellus in east Burma and northwest Thailand
  • A. c. concinnus in central and southeast China and Taiwan

Habitat

Broadleaved and mixed forest up to 1400m.

Behaviour

The diet includes insects and spiders.

Its nest is suspended from a branch and is made from lichen and moss.

Vocalisation

Psip-psip notes and a chrr-chrr, trr-trr.

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