Parus holsti
Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti), also known as Taiwan yellow tit and Formosan yellow tit, is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is endemic to central Taiwan. Its natural habitat is montane temperate forest.
It has a small range, and while the population size is unknown but not believed to be particularly small, and its population is believed to be stable. For these reasons, it is considered Least Concern by the IUCN. Historically, the yellow tit was captured for the pet trade, but there is no evidence this has impacted its wild population.
The yellow 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.
Its length is 13 cm. The yellow tit is mostly yellow, with a crest. The crest and back are blackish blue-grey. Wikipedia →
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Taiwan · 2019
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Taiwan Yellow Tit sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 356 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th most-seen of the 147 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.
January and February
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Taiwan Yellow Tit in Taroko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, the lowest month.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Taiwan Yellow Tit sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Taroko National Park, in our data
Taroko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Taiwan Yellow Tit sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Taiwan Yellow Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Taroko National Park (356 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.
