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A photo of a Indian Black-lored Tit (Machlolophus aplonotus)
Indian Black-lored Tit

Indian Black-lored Tit

Machlolophus aplonotus

The Indian black-lored tit, Indian tit, or Indian yellow tit (Machlolophus aplonotus) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. This species is a resident breeder on the Indian subcontinent. It is a common bird in open tropical forests, but does not occur in Sri Lanka. It is an active and agile feeder, taking insects and spiders from the canopy, and sometimes fruit. It is an easy tit to recognise in most of India, large in size at 13 cm, with a broad black line (broader in the male) down its otherwise yellow front. The large crest, neck, throat and head are black with yellow cheeks and supercilia. Upperparts are olive-green. It has two white or yellowish wingbars and white outer tail feathers. Females and young birds are duller than males. The underpart colour becomes increasingly dull from north to south through this tit's range. It is, like other tits, a vocal bird, and has a large variety of calls, of which the most familiar is a si-si. The song is a sometimes nuthatch-like chi-chi-chi.
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A photo of a Indian Black-lored Tit photographed in  India
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Rakesh Vanamali
Friday 04 Aug 2023 - 5:45am
India
A photo of a Indian Black-lored Tit photographed in  India
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Rakesh Vanamali
Wednesday 21 Jun 2023 - 8:40am
India
A photo of a Indian Black-lored Tit photographed in  India
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Rakesh Vanamali
Wednesday 14 Jun 2023 - 9:50am
India
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Keshava Mysore
Thursday 30 Jun 2022 - 10:44am
India
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