Sichuan Tit
Poecile weigoldicus (Kleinschmidt, 1921)
≈12 cmLength11 gWeight
It occurs in Sichuan, southeastern Qinghai and northwestern Yunnan and was formerly treated as a subspecies of Willow Tit.
Busiest months: May · Most records: China
How to identify
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: May · Most records: China
Sichuan Tit has been recorded at 63 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Baxi ForestChina154 records
- Baizha ForestChina92 records
- Balang Shan [General Area]China71 records
More places
- Gonggangling PassChina43 records
- Balang Shan PassChina39 records
- MengbishanChina36 records
- Balang Shan – Tunnel AreaChina33 records
- Kanda MountainChina30 records
- Shangri-La Alpine Botanical GardenChina27 records
- Lianhuashan NNRChina20 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 Sichuan tit (Poecile weigoldicus) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. It is endemic to central China.
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Questions
How big is the Sichuan Tit?
The Sichuan Tit is about ≈12 cm long and weighs around 11 g.
Where does the Sichuan Tit live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: west-central, swc China. It is most often recorded in China.
When is the best time to see the Sichuan Tit?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in May (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Sichuan Tit endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Sichuan Tit as Least Concern.
What does the Sichuan Tit eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Sichuan Tit in?
It belongs to the family Tits, Chickadees (Paridae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈12 cm
- Weight
- 11 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 60 mm
- Tail
- 47 mm
- Bill
- 10 mm
- Tarsus
- 17 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic: west-central, swc China
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tits, Chickadees Paridae
- Genus
- Poecile
Other birds in the genus Poecile
White-browed TitPoecile superciliosus
Sombre TitPoecile lugubris
Grey-headed ChickadeePoecile cinctus
Chestnut-backed ChickadeePoecile rufescens
Boreal ChickadeePoecile hudsonicus
Mexican ChickadeePoecile sclateri
Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeli
Pere David's TitPoecile davidi
Black-bibbed TitPoecile hypermelaenus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
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