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Sultan Tit

Melanochlora sultanea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Khangchendzonga National Park
13 Verified records at Khangchendzonga National Park
February 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Sultan Tit sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park

Green-backed Tit
LC Endemic

Green-backed Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus monticolus

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-browed Tit
LC

Yellow-browed Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylviparus modestus

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-cheeked Tit

Yellow-cheeked Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus spilonotus

10–20% · With luck
Gray-crested Tit
LC

Gray-crested Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lophophanes dichrous

5–10% · With luck
Rufous-vented Tit
LC

Rufous-vented Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Periparus rubidiventris

5–10% · With luck
Coal Tit
LC Endemic

Coal Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Periparus ater

5–10% · With luck
Ground Tit
LC

Ground Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pseudopodoces humilis

<5% · Rare
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

40–50% · Likely
Rufous Sibia
LC

Rufous Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia capistrata

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

30–40% · Possible
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
LC

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum

30–40% · Possible
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Khangchendzonga National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Sultan Tit sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

February has the highest sighting rate for Sultan Tit in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.

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