Aegithalos concinnus
Silhouette: Matt Wilkins (photo by Andreas Trepte, www.photo-natur.net) · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
In older sources, "black-throated tit" can also mean the rufous-naped tit or the rufous-vented tit, which are true tits. The black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus), also known as the black-throated tit, is a very small passerine bird in the family Aegithalidae.
The species has six currently recognised subspecies, and several others have been suggested. Genetic studies have suggested that these subspecies may represent separate species, but further research is needed. 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.
It ranges from the foothills of the Himalayas, stretching across... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 2 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 4 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Tit sighting in Wenzhou on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 50 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Tit in Wenzhou on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and November, the lowest months. Those are among Wenzhou's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 250 mm in June. July has too few records to rate.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-throated Tit sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
18th of 23
Of the 23 cities where we can rate Black-throated Tit sightings, Wenzhou ranks 18th at about 10%. The best odds are in Chengdu (China, about 80%), Guiyang (China, about 60%) and Chongqing (China, about 50%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Black-throated Tit that you can see in Wenzhou (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Light-vented Bulbul (about 30%), Chinese Blackbird (about 20%) and Cinereous Tit (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-throated Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Wenzhou (10 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.
