White-browed Tit-warbler

Leptopoecile sophiae

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestDomed nestTiny · 7 g

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These birds are small, weighing 6–8 g (0.21–0.28 oz) and are 8.5–10 cm (3.3–3.9 in) long. The males are vibrantly colored, with distinctive blue-mauve underparts. Both males and females have a light brown crown and white supercilium (eyebrow). The rump and upper tail-coverts are violet blue. Females are generally duller, and can be distinguished by their pale underparts, whereas the males have violet-blue underparts and chest. The tail is relatively long.

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When to see the White-browed Tit-warbler

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.

Where to see the White-browed Tit-warbler

Regular range

The map shades 9 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the White-browed Tit-warbler

The white-browed tit-warbler is a species of bird in the family Aegithalidae. The species was first described by Nikolai Severtzov in 1873. It is resident in the Tian Shan and central China as well as in the Himalayas where it is mainly found in winter. Its natural habitat is boreal forests.

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