
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
- Sinhagad ValleyIndia593 records
- College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PookodeIndia340 records
- Bondla Wildlife SanctuaryIndia221 records
More places
- Kanha Tiger ReserveIndia86 records
- Carambolim Lake & SurroundingsIndia44 records
- Uma MaheswaramIndia40 records
- Kanha NP – Mukki ZoneIndia21 records
- Vetal Tekdi/HillIndia15 records
- Bandhavgarh NPIndia13 records
- Kanha NP – Kanha ZoneIndia12 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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
White-naped TitMachlolophus nuchalis
Yellow TitMachlolophus holsti
Himalayan Black-lored TitMachlolophus xanthogenys
Yellow-cheeked TitMachlolophus spilonotus
Fire-capped TitCephalopyrus flammiceps
Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestus
Sultan TitMelanochlora sultanea
Rufous-naped TitPeriparus rufonuchalis
Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
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