Yellow-browed Tit

Sylviparus modestus

Plain yellowish bird with a weak crest and pale brow; doesn’t look like any other tit. Darker above than below, but largely lacks eye-catching physical features. Often joins mixed-species flocks in small groups. Inhabits montane evergreen forests, where it sticks to the middle and upper levels of the vegetation. Calls are high and thin with a lisping quality; song is a series of one constantly repeated note.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Sylviparus modestus
Authority
Burton, E, 1836
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Paridae
Genus
Sylviparus

Range and habitat

Migration
Vertical migration

Conservation

Population trend
stable

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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