Fire-capped Tit
Cephalopyrus flammiceps
The Fire-capped Tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps) is a rare tits, chickadees, and titmice found in 8 countries, weighing about 7 g. The fire-capped tit is a small, 10 cm (3.9 in) long, weighing about 7 g (0.25 oz) bird species assigned to the family Paridae, that breeds in the temperate forest bordering the Himalayas to the south, in the Hengduan Shan and Nujiang Shan on the Myanmar-China border, the Micah Shan and Daba Shan on the Northern Sichuan border.
About the Fire-capped Tit
The fire-capped tit is a small, 10 cm (3.9 in) long, weighing about 7 g (0.25 oz) bird species assigned to the family Paridae, that breeds in the temperate forest bordering the Himalayas to the south, in the Hengduan Shan and Nujiang Shan on the Myanmar-China border, the Micah Shan and Daba Shan on the Northern Sichuan border. It winters down hill and further south. Further to the east, birds tend to be smaller and the plumage becomes gradually darker.
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How to identify it
Voice: Calls include a high-pitched but ample and jerky "tsit-tsit-tsit-tsit" at irregular intervals. Contact call is a soft and low "whitoo-whitoo". When singing, the male flies or sits on a high well-exposed spot like the top of a tree. The song lasts several minutes. It consists of a series of rapid, high notes, forming well-constructed sentences: "pit'su-pit'su-pit'su-pit'su".
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Myanmar (Burma).
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, December, with peak activity in March. It is a passage migrant species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Fire-capped Tit?
- Voice: Calls include a high-pitched but ample and jerky "tsit-tsit-tsit-tsit" at irregular intervals. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Fire-capped Tit?
- The Fire-capped Tit is a tiny sized bird weighing about 7 g.
- Where can you see a Fire-capped Tit?
- The Fire-capped Tit occurs in 8 countries, including India, China, Bhutan, Thailand and Nepal.
- What birds look similar to a Fire-capped Tit?
- The Fire-capped Tit is most easily confused with the Sichuan Tit, the Palawan Tit and the Black-bibbed Tit.
- Is the Fire-capped Tit endangered?
- The Fire-capped Tit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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