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'''Alternative name: Taiwan Yellow Tit'''
 
'''Alternative name: Taiwan Yellow Tit'''
 
[[Image:Yellow Tit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Dave+2x|Dave 2x}}<br />Dasyueshan, [[Taiwan]], March 2013 ]]
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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12·5–13 cm
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*Black (with bluish gloss) forehead crown and crest
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*White [[Dictionary_M-O#N|nuchal]] patch
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Taiwan]].
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Montane forests of [[Taiwan]].
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==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
  
==Taxonomy==
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Some authorities think that this bird belongs in the genus [[:Category:Machlolophus|Machlolophus]]<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. Some authorities think that this bird belongs in the genus [[:Category:Machlolophus|Machlolophus]].
 
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Montane forests.
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They breed in temperate broadleaf forests.
 
 
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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Not a lot of information is available about their diet, but they are known to eat invertebrates and larvae.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==

Revision as of 20:02, 15 November 2014

Alternative name: Taiwan Yellow Tit

Photo by Dave 2x
Dasyueshan, Taiwan, March 2013
Parus holsti

Identification

12·5–13 cm

  • Black (with bluish gloss) forehead crown and crest
  • White nuchal patch

Distribution

Montane forests of Taiwan.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Some authorities think that this bird belongs in the genus Machlolophus[1].

Habitat

They breed in temperate broadleaf forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Not a lot of information is available about their diet, but they are known to eat invertebrates and larvae.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)

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