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| − | [[Image:Black-browed_Tit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rajiv+Lather|Rajiv Lather}}<br>Location: [[Bhutan]]]] | + | [[Image:Black-browed_Tit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rajiv+Lather|Rajiv Lather}}<br>Location: [[Bhutan]]<br />''A.i. iouschistos'']] |
'''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''' | '''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''' | ||
;[[:Category:Aegithalos|Aegithalos]] iouschistos | ;[[:Category:Aegithalos|Aegithalos]] iouschistos | ||
'''Includes Black-browed Tit and Burmese Tit''' | '''Includes Black-browed Tit and Burmese Tit''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 11cm. | + | 11cm.<br /> |
| + | ''Iouschistos'': | ||
| + | * Tiny, fulvous tit | ||
| + | * Buffy cheek and silvery throat-patch | ||
| + | * Broad black mask | ||
| + | * Broad buff coronal stripe | ||
| + | ''Bonvaloti'': | ||
| + | * White coronal stripe, palar, upper breast and vent | ||
| + | * Smoky-grey chin | ||
| + | * Paler sides and white belly | ||
| + | ''Sharpei'': | ||
| + | * Pattern very like [[White-throated Tit]] | ||
| + | * Buffy underparts | ||
| + | * More white on throat and head than ''bonvaloti'' | ||
| + | Juveniles are much paler but already have the broad crown-stripes. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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|<font size=4>Legend</font><br /> | |<font size=4>Legend</font><br /> | ||
'''<font color="#333300" style="background-color: black">•</font>''' ''A. iouschistos''; year-round<br /> | '''<font color="#333300" style="background-color: black">•</font>''' ''A. iouschistos''; year-round<br /> | ||
| − | '''<font color="#666600" style="background-color: black">•</font>''' ''A. bonvaloti and A. obscuratus''(Black-browed Tit); year-round<br /> | + | '''<font color="#666600" style="background-color: black">•</font>''' ''A. bonvaloti and A. obscuratus'' (Black-browed Tit); year-round<br /> |
'''<font color="#99FF33" style="background-color: black">•</font>''' ''A. sharpei'' (Burmese Tit); year-round<br /> | '''<font color="#99FF33" style="background-color: black">•</font>''' ''A. sharpei'' (Burmese Tit); year-round<br /> | ||
<font size="1">Maps/Texts consulted<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup></font> | <font size="1">Maps/Texts consulted<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup></font> | ||
Revision as of 16:20, 21 March 2009
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.
Iouschistos:
- Tiny, fulvous tit
- Buffy cheek and silvery throat-patch
- Broad black mask
- Broad buff coronal stripe
Bonvaloti:
- White coronal stripe, palar, upper breast and vent
- Smoky-grey chin
- Paler sides and white belly
Sharpei:
- Pattern very like White-throated Tit
- Buffy underparts
- More white on throat and head than bonvaloti
Juveniles are much paler but already have the broad crown-stripes.
Distribution
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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 |
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.
