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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]] | ||
| − | ;[[:Category: | + | ;[[:Category:Machlolophus|Machlolophus]] holsti |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 12·5–13 cm (5 in) | ||
| + | *Black (with bluish gloss) forehead crown and crest | ||
| + | *White [[Dictionary_M-O#N|nuchal]] patch | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Taiwan]]. | + | Montane forests of [[Taiwan]]. |
| − | + | ==Taxonomy== | |
| − | Taxonomy== | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> |
| − | This | + | Formerly placed in the genus [[:Category:Parus|''Parus'']]. |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | They breed in temperate broadleaf forests. | |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Not a lot of information is available about their diet, but they are known to eat invertebrates and larvae. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Tit+holsti}} |
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| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Machlolophus]] |
Latest revision as of 18:38, 12 September 2015
Alternative name: Taiwan Yellow Tit
- Machlolophus holsti
Identification
12·5–13 cm (5 in)
- Black (with bluish gloss) forehead crown and crest
- White nuchal patch
Distribution
Montane forests of Taiwan.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in the genus Parus.
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
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow Tit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow_Tit
