Sultan Tit
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Sultan Tit

Melanochlora sultanea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kaeng Krachan National Park
941 Verified records at Kaeng Krachan National Park
March 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 Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 941 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park

White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

60–70% · Likely
Black-naped Monarch
LC Endemic

Black-naped Monarch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypothymis azurea

50–60% · Likely
🐦 No photo available
LC

Ayeyarwady Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus blanfordi

50–60% · Likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

50–60% · Likely
Stripe-throated Bulbul
LC

Stripe-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus finlaysoni

50–60% · Likely
Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

50–60% · Likely
Hair-crested Drongo
LC

Hair-crested Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus hottentottus

40–50% · Likely
Puff-throated Babbler
LC

Puff-throated Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pellorneum ruficeps

40–50% · Likely
Ochraceous Bulbul
LC

Ochraceous Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus ochraceus

40–50% · Likely
Dark-necked Tailorbird
LC

Dark-necked Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus atrogularis

40–50% · Likely
Taiga Flycatcher
LC

Taiga Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula albicilla

40–50% · Likely
Asian Fairy-bluebird
LC

Asian Fairy-bluebird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Irena puella

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
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 Kaeng Krachan National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Sultan Tit sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 941 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sultan Tit in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Sultan Tit in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.

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