Aegithalos concinnus
TAXONOMY
Aegithalos concinnus Gould, 1855. Six subspecies are recognized.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: Red-headed tit; French: Mйsange а tкte rousse; German:
Rostkappen-schwanzmeise; Spanish: Satrecito de Cabeza
Roja.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
4 in (10 cm); 0.14–0.32 oz (4–9 g). Small and very attractive tit
with a rufous crown, black mask, white moustache, and black
bib. Gray upper and buff-to-white underparts.
DISTRIBUTION
Himalayas, upland Myanmar, and Indochina.
HABITAT
Broadleaf forest.
BEHAVIOR
A gregarious species foraging in the shrub layers of forests, often
in mixed species flocks. Roosts communally. Contact call
psip, psip and si-si-si.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Feeds on insects, seed, and fruit.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Nests February to May. Nest a typical ball of moss and lichen
positioned low in a bush. Clutch 3–9, incubation 15–16 days.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.
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