Sichuan Tit
Poecile weigoldicus
Small drab tit with the typical black-head-white-cheek pattern of most tits. Darker-flanked and with a patchier "bib" than similar Black-bibbed Tit. Found in mid- to high-elevational hill and montane forests, often in areas with pines. Like many other small tits, an active forager, hovering and clambering about on thin branches, sometimes in mixed flocks. Gives a wide range of different vocalizations, including nasal and chipping call notes. Song includes nasal notes and a repeated high “tseep”.
Identification
The Sichuan tit (Poecile weigoldicus) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. It is endemic to central China. This species was formerly treated as a subspecies of the willow tit (Poecile montanus). It was promoted to species status based on a genetic analysis published in 2002. It is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.
Taxonomy
Genus: Poecile; Family: Paridae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Poecile weigoldicus
- Authority
- (Kleinschmidt, 1921)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paridae
- Genus
- Poecile
Range and habitat
Sichuan tit is found in Sichuan, south-eastern Qinghai, and north-western Yunnan provinces. It occurs in a variety of habitats, such as coniferous, mixed and mature deciduous forests, woodland edge, scrub, and urban parks and gardens at altitudes of 0–4,275 m (0–14,026 ft) above sea level.
- Migration
- Vertical migration
Behavior
Migration pattern: Vertical migration.
Conservation
Population trend: stable.
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
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