Parus cinereus
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The cinereous tit or Asian tit (Parus cinereus) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. This species is made up of several populations that were earlier treated as subspecies of the great tit (Parus major). These birds are grey backed with white undersides. The great tit in the new sense is distinguishable by the greenish-back and yellowish underside. The distribution of this species extends from parts of West Asia across South Asia and into Southeast Asia. The Japanese tit was formerly treated as a separate species but is now grouped together with the cinereous tit.
The cinereous tit was formally described in 1818 by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot under the binomial name Parus cinereus. He specified the type location as Batavia, now Jakarta, on the Indonesian island of Java. The cinereous tit was formerly considered as conspecific with the great tit (Parus major).
Twenty subspecies are recognised: P... Wikipedia →
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Edward Youde Aviary | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cinereous Tit sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 310th most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cinereous Tit in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–May, July and October–January, the lowest months. August and September have too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cinereous Tit sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
29th of 29
Of the 29 parks where we can rate Cinereous Tit sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 29th at under 5%. The best odds are in Nikko National Park (Japan, about 80%), Horton Plains National Park (Sri Lanka, about 70%) and Ranthambore National Park (India, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Parus
The closest relatives of the Cinereous Tit that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (genus Parus, Great Tits and Allies) are Green-backed Tit (about 20%) and Yellow-cheeked Tit (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cinereous Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (12 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.
