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The black-throated bushtit is a small passerine, around 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long and weighing 4–9 g (0.14–0.32 oz). There is considerable racial variation in the plumage, but all subspecies have a medium length tail (as opposed to the long tail of the related long-tailed tit), a black throat and a black 'bandit mask' around the eye. The nominate race has a chestnut cap, breast band and flanks and dark grey back, wings and tail, and a white belly. The other subspecies have generally the same pattern (minus the chest band) but with grey caps or all grey bellies and flanks. Both sexes are alike.
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When to see the Black-throated 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-throated Bushtit
The map shades 12 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black-throated Bushtit
The black-throated bushtit, also known as the black-throated tit, is a very small passerine bird in the family Aegithalidae.
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Easily confused with
Silver-throated BushtitAegithalos glaucogularisThe silver-throated bushtit or silver-throated tit is a species of passerine bird in the family Aegithalidae, widespread throughout the temperate forests of Central, East and parts of North and Western China.
Black-browed BushtitAegithalos iouschistosIt is a small, long-tailed bird, 11–12 centimetres (4.3–4.7 in) long.
Pygmy BushtitAegithalos exilisThe pygmy bushtit is 85 millimetres (3.3 in) long, with about half of its length belonging to the tail.
Side by side: American Bushtit vs Black-throated Bushtit · Black-throated Bushtit vs Long-tailed Tit · Black-browed Bushtit vs Black-throated Bushtit
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