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Yellow-browed Tit
Sylviparus modestus
Yellow-browed Tit (Sylviparus modestus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Yellow-browed Tit (Sylviparus modestus) is a member of the Paridae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 7.1 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 Sylviparus
- Species modestus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 7.1 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Paridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-browed 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 Yellow-browed Tit is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-browed Tit (Sylviparus modestus) is a member of the Paridae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Himalayas to sc Vietnam.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 7.1 g, with a wing length of about 5.9 cm and a tail of around 3.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 838,000 km².
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-browed Tit?
The Yellow-browed Tit is a very small bird that weighs around 7.1 g.
Where does the Yellow-browed Tit live?
The Yellow-browed Tit is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Himalayas to sc Vietnam, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-browed Tit belong to?
The Yellow-browed Tit (Sylviparus modestus) belongs to the Paridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-browed Tit eat?
The Yellow-browed Tit is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-browed Tit migrate?
The Yellow-browed Tit is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-browed 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.
How large is the Yellow-browed Tit's range?
The Yellow-browed Tit has a mapped global range of about 838,000 km².
Conservation
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