Gray-crested Tit

Gray-crested Tit

Lophophanes dichrous

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Langtang National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

82 Verified sightings at Langtang National Park From 2019 to 2026
166 In all 2 parks
September Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Gray-crested Tit

The grey-crested tit (Lophophanes dichrous) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in the Himalayan foothills and southern-central China. Its natural habitats are temperate forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:33

China · 2024

© Peter Boesman · XC916308 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song1:04

China · 2014

© Frank Lambert · XC183778 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:49

India · 2019

© Andrew Spencer · XC547658 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
~40%
2 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-crested Tit in Langtang National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-crested Tit sighting in Langtang National Park on a given day, based on 82 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 49th most-seen of the 225 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Gray-crested Tit in Langtang National Park?

February, April, September and December

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-crested Tit in Langtang National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May to August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Gray-crested Tit?

Between 2 and 5 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-crested Tit sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Langtang National Park the best place to see a Gray-crested Tit?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Gray-crested Tit sightings, Langtang National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Jiuzhaigou National Park (China, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Gray-crested Tit live in Langtang National Park?

Same family: Paridae

The closest relatives of the Gray-crested Tit that you can see in Langtang National Park (family Paridae, Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice) are Green-backed Tit (about 50%), Rufous-vented Tit (about 30%) and Coal Tit (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Gray-crested Tit sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Gray-crested Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Langtang National Park (82 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.

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