Black-browed Bushtit

Aegithalos iouschistos

Not Evaluated · IUCN Red List

NENot EvaluatedInvertebratesForestDomed nestTiny · 7 g

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It is a small, long-tailed bird, 11–12 centimetres (4.3–4.7 in) long. It has grey upperparts, rufous breast and flanks and a white belly. The head is buff with a broad black mask, white forehead and a white bib, speckled black in the centre. The subspecies A. b. sharpei has white rather than buff on the head, a dark breastband and a buff belly.

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When to see the Black-browed Bushtit

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Black-browed Bushtit

Regular range

The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Black-browed Bushtit

The black-browed bushtit, also known as the black-browed tit or rufous-fronted bushtit, is a species of bird in the family Aegithalidae. It is found in mid-southern China and sporadically in Myanmar. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests. The subspecies A. b. sharpei of western Burma and A. i. bonvaloti of southern China have sometimes been treated as separate species.

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