White-browed Tit (Poecile superciliosus)
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White-browed Tit

Poecile superciliosus Przevalski, 1876

≈12 cmLength11 gWeight

This small tit has a rusty-brown breast and cheeks and a distinct white supercilium.

Busiest months: June · Most records: China

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Breast and cheeks rusty-brown
  2. White supercilium distinct
  3. Back a richer brown

Where and when it's recorded

White-browed Tit has been recorded at 47 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Rubber Mountain PassChina57 records
  2. Qinghai Lake – K11 hillChina23 records
  3. Baxi ForestChina17 records
More places
  1. Gonggangling PassChina16 records
  2. Kanda MountainChina15 records
  3. Przevalski’s SiteChina10 records
  4. HeimaheChina10 records
  5. Baizha ForestChina8 records
  6. HongyuanChina6 records
  7. Langmusi – Kirti Monastery & Lhamo GorgeChina6 records

Countries and regions with the most records

China

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 white-browed tit (Poecile superciliosus) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. It is endemic to the mountain forests of central China and Tibet.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the White-browed Tit?

The White-browed Tit is about ≈12 cm long and weighs around 11 g.

Where does the White-browed Tit live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: central China. It is most often recorded in China.

When is the best time to see the White-browed Tit?

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

Is the White-browed Tit endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the White-browed Tit as Least Concern.

What does the White-browed Tit eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the White-browed Tit in?

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

At a glance

Length
≈12 cm
Weight
11 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
64 mm
Tail
65 mm
Bill
11 mm
Tarsus
19 mm

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

Range

Palearctic: central 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

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White-browed Tit

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