Yellow-cheeked Tit
Parus spilonotus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParidae (Mallerengues)
- GenusParus (Great Tits and Allies)
- SpeciesParus spilonotus (Yellow-cheeked Tit)
The yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Its range extends across the eastern Himalayas, southern China and Indochina. The yellow-cheeked 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. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-cheeked Tit sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park
Green-backed Tit
Parus monticolus
Yellow-browed Tit
Sylviparus modestus
Gray-crested Tit
Lophophanes dichrous
Rufous-vented Tit
Periparus rubidiventris
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
Sultan Tit
Melanochlora sultanea
Ground Tit
Pseudopodoces humilis
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Rufous Sibia
Heterophasia capistrata
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron erythrocephalum
Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 5 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-cheeked Tit in Khangchendzonga National Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-cheeked Tit sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-cheeked Tit in Khangchendzonga National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-cheeked Tit in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.