Black-browed Tit - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Rajiv Lather
Location: Bhutan

Alternative names: Rufous-fronted Bushtit; Black-browed Bushtit; Rufous-fronted Tit; Blyth's Tit; Pere Bonvalot's Tit; Black-headed Tit; Himalayan Tit; Blyth's Long-tailed Tit; Himalayan Tit

Aegithalos iouschistos

Includes Black-browed Tit and Burmese Tit

Identification

11cm.

Distribution

	Found from central Nepal east in a small band in the Himalayas to Bhutan and northeast India. In China in Sichuan and adjacent regions. Locally also in Burma (Mount Victoria and at northern boundary to China).
	Legend • A. iouschistos; year-round • A. bonvaloti and A. obscuratus(Black-browed Tit); year-round • A. sharpei (Burmese Tit); year-round Maps/Texts consulted1

Taxonomy

Four subspecies accepted which are sometimes split in up to three species:

• A. i. iouschistos
• A. i. bonvaloti and A. i. obscuratus (Black-browed Tit)
• A. sharpei from Mount Victoria (Burmese Tit)

The three forms seem to be morphologically distinct and form a superspecies with White-throated Tit. No evidence of intergradiation or hybridization where ranges meet.

Habitat

Boreal forests and temperate forests, especially rhododendron zone and low scrubby deciduous trees.

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