Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Fire-capped Tit
Cephalopyrus flammiceps
Fire-capped Tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Fire-capped Tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps) is a member of the Paridae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 7 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Paridae Tits, Chickadees
- Genus Cephalopyrus
- Species flammiceps
Quick facts
- Weight
- 7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Paridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Fire-capped Tit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Fire-capped Tit is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
The Fire-capped Tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps) is a species of bird in the Paridae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Himalayas to n Laos.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 7 g, with a wing length of about 6 cm and a tail of around 3.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 273,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Fire-capped Tit?
The Fire-capped Tit is a very small bird that weighs around 7 g.
Where does the Fire-capped Tit live?
The Fire-capped Tit is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Himalayas to n Laos, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Fire-capped Tit belong to?
The Fire-capped Tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps) belongs to the Paridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Fire-capped Tit eat?
The Fire-capped Tit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Fire-capped Tit migrate?
The Fire-capped Tit is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
Is the Fire-capped Tit endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Fire-capped Tit make?
1 real field recording of the Fire-capped Tit — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Fire-capped Tit's range?
The Fire-capped Tit has a mapped global range of about 273,000 km².
Conservation
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