Indian Black-lored Tit (Machlolophus aplonotus)
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Indian Black-lored Tit

Machlolophus aplonotus (Blyth, 1847)

15 gWeight

The Indian black-lored tit, Indian tit, or Indian yellow tit (Grimmett et al., 2011) (Machlolophus aplonotus) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae.

Busiest months: February · Most records: India

Where and when it's recorded

Indian Black-lored Tit has been recorded at 20 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Sinhagad ValleyIndia593 records
  2. College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PookodeIndia340 records
  3. Bondla Wildlife SanctuaryIndia221 records
More places
  1. Kanha Tiger ReserveIndia86 records
  2. Carambolim Lake & SurroundingsIndia44 records
  3. Uma MaheswaramIndia40 records
  4. Kanha NP – Mukki ZoneIndia21 records
  5. Vetal Tekdi/HillIndia15 records
  6. Bandhavgarh NPIndia13 records
  7. Kanha NP – Kanha ZoneIndia12 records

Countries and regions with the most records

India

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Indian black-lored tit, Indian tit, or Indian yellow tit (Grimmett et al., 2011) (Machlolophus aplonotus) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. The yellow-cheeked tit is probably its closest relative, and both may be related to the yellow tit. These three tits almost certainly form a distinct lineage as evidenced by morphology, and mtDNA cytochrome b sequence analysis (Gill et al., 2005).

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Questions

How big is the Indian Black-lored Tit?

The Indian Black-lored Tit weighs around 15 g.

Where does the Indian Black-lored Tit live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: peninsular India. It is most often recorded in India.

When is the best time to see the Indian Black-lored Tit?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February (Northern Hemisphere).

What does the Indian Black-lored Tit eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Indian Black-lored Tit in?

It belongs to the family Tits, Chickadees (Paridae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
15 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Partial migrant
More measurements
Wing
71 mm
Tail
56 mm
Bill
11 mm
Tarsus
17 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: peninsular India

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Tits, Chickadees Paridae
Genus
Machlolophus

Other birds in the genus Machlolophus

Indian Black-lored Tit

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