Yellow Tit (Machlolophus holsti)
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Yellow Tit

Machlolophus holsti (Seebohm, 1894)

≈13 cmLength17 gWeight

Endemic to Taiwan (China), this small tit has a pale yellow belly and a crested crown.

Busiest months: December–February and April · Most records: China

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Body mostly yellow
  2. Crown crested
  3. Crest and back blackish blue-gray

Voice

Vocalizations are lilting and melodious, becoming louder in the breeding season.

Where and when it's recorded

Yellow Tit has been recorded at 13 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Dasyueshan IBA – Dasyueshan Forest-Road 23.5KTaiwan (China)598 records
  2. Nantou – Meifeng Highland Experimental Farm of NTUTaiwan (China)324 records
  3. Nantou – Xitou Nature Education AreaTaiwan (China)121 records
More places
  1. Dasyueshan IBA – Xiaoxueshan Lodge (50K)Taiwan (China)60 records
  2. Dasyueshan IBA – Hengliu Creek (15K)Taiwan (China)51 records
  3. Yushan NP – TatakaTaiwan (China)26 records
  4. Taichung – Taichung Metropolitan ParkTaiwan (China)10 records
  5. Taipei – WulaiTaiwan (China)4 records
  6. Yeliu IBATaiwan (China)3 records
  7. Taipei – Xindian SikanshuiTaiwan (China)1 record

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 yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti), also known as Taiwan (China) yellow tit and Formosan yellow tit, is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is endemic to central Taiwan (China).

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Questions

How big is the Yellow Tit?

The Yellow Tit is about ≈13 cm long and weighs around 17 g.

Where does the Yellow Tit live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Taiwan (China). It is most often recorded in China.

When is the best time to see the Yellow Tit?

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

Is the Yellow Tit endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow Tit as Least Concern.

What does the Yellow Tit eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Yellow Tit in?

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

At a glance

Length
≈13 cm
Weight
17 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
74 mm
Tail
52 mm
Bill
12 mm
Tarsus
18 mm

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

Range

Oriental: Taiwan (China)

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 TitWhite-naped TitMachlolophus nuchalisHimalayan Black-lored TitHimalayan Black-lored TitMachlolophus xanthogenysIndian Black-lored TitIndian Black-lored TitMachlolophus aplonotusYellow-cheeked TitYellow-cheeked TitMachlolophus spilonotusFire-capped TitFire-capped TitCephalopyrus flammicepsYellow-browed TitYellow-browed TitSylviparus modestusSultan TitSultan TitMelanochlora sultaneaRufous-naped TitRufous-naped TitPeriparus rufonuchalisRufous-vented TitRufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventrisCoal TitCoal TitPeriparus ater
Yellow Tit

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