Parus spilonotus
Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic
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The yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Its range extends across the eastern Himalayas, southern China and Indochina.
The yellow-cheeked tit was formerly one of the many species in the genus Parus but was moved to Machlolophus after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 showed that the members of the new genus formed a distinct clade. Wikipedia →
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Hong Kong SAR China · 2024
© johnallcock · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0
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Thailand · 2025
© Daan Drukker · Observation.org, Nature data from around the World · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Shanghai | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-cheeked Tit sighting in Shanghai on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 172nd most-seen of the 202 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-cheeked Tit in Shanghai on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-cheeked Tit sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Yellow-cheeked Tit sightings, Shanghai ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, under 5%) and Hong Kong (China, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-cheeked Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Shanghai (18 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
