About the Silver-throated Bushtit
The 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. The bird's native habitats are mainly along the middle/lower Yangtze and Yellow River basins, although there is also a small southwestern habitat extension in Yunnan along the Lancang valley within the Hengduan Mountains. It has two recognized subspecies.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in South Korea.
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Black-browed BushtitAegithalos iouschistosIt is a small, long-tailed bird, 11–12 centimetres (4.3–4.7 in) long.
Sooty BushtitAegithalos fuliginosusThe sooty bushtit, also known as the sooty tit, white-necklaced tit or white-necklaced bushtit, is a small passerine bird in the bushtit family Aegithalidae.
White-throated BushtitAegithalos niveogularisThe white-throated bushtit, also known as the white-throated tit, is a species of bird in the family Aegithalidae.
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