Alternative name: Pygmy Bushtit
- Psaltria exilis
Identification
8.5cm. A tiny bird with a long tail.
- Drab greyish-brown head
- Short, stubby, broad-based bill
- Medium grey upperparts with brownish tinge
- Dull grey-brown, long tail
- Light grey chin and throat, mottled and bordered below with pale pinkish-buff
- Pale dull pinkish-buff underparts
Sexes similar. Juveniles not yet described but thought to be similar to adults.
Distribution
Endemic to the mountains of western and central Java, Indonesia.
A locally common restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
Found above 1000m, sometimes lower.
Behaviour
Feeds on insects.
Forages often in lower levels of forest, actively travelling in small flocks.
Breeding season from March to May and from August to November. The nest is a suspended pouch made of leaves and grass with an entrance hole near the top. It's concealed in foliage and suspended 3-8m above the ground. Lays 2-3 eggs.
A resident species.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2008. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13: Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553453
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Pygmy Tit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Pygmy_Tit
