Sultan Tit
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Sultan Tit

Melanochlora sultanea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Cuc Phuong National Park
77 Verified records at Cuc Phuong National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The sultan tit (Melanochlora sultanea) is an Asian forest bird with black upperparts plumage and yellow underparts, dark bill, and (depending on subspecies) 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. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Sultan Tit sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park, based on 77 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cuc Phuong National Park

Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

5–10% · With luck
Green-backed Tit
LC Endemic

Green-backed Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus monticolus

Insufficient data
Fork-tailed Sunbird
LC

Fork-tailed Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga christinae

50–60% · Likely
White-bellied Yuhina
LC

White-bellied Yuhina

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Erpornis zantholeuca

50–60% · Likely
Japanese Thrush
LC

Japanese Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus cardis

50–60% · Likely
Rufous-throated Fulvetta

Rufous-throated Fulvetta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alcippe rufogularis

50–60% · Likely
Puff-throated Bulbul
LC

Puff-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus pallidus

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-browed Warbler
LC

Yellow-browed Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus inornatus

40–50% · Likely
Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher
LC

Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Culicicapa ceylonensis

40–50% · Likely
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

40–50% · Likely
Great Iora
LC

Great Iora

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithina lafresnayei

40–50% · Likely
Puff-throated Babbler
LC

Puff-throated Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pellorneum ruficeps

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
2 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
30–40%
3 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
6 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
8 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sultan Tit in Cuc Phuong National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Sultan Tit sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park, based on 77 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sultan Tit in Cuc Phuong National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Sultan Tit in Cuc Phuong National Park in our monthly data.

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