Sultan Tit (Melanochlora sultanea)

Sultan Tit (Melanochlora sultanea)
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Sultan Tit (Melanochlora sultanea)
About Sultan Tit (Melanochlora sultanea)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Perching Birds
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
The sultan tit is an Asian forest bird with black upperparts plumage and yellow underparts, dark bill, and a yellow or black crest. The sexes are similar, though the female has slightly duller plumage with greenish-black upperparts and throat. The young bird is duller than the adult and has a shorter crest. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Melanochlora, which is fairly distinct from other tits, third-basal in the family Paridae after Cephalopyrus and Sylviparus.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2013-02-10
Khao Yai National Park, Thailand -
2013-02-16
Namieri National Park, India -
2023-04-01
Bukit Fraser, Malaysia -
2025-08-11
Bukit Fraser, Malaysia