White-naped Tit (Machlolophus nuchalis)

Other Names (World)
White-naped Tit, White-winged Black Tit(!), Collared Tit, Pied Tit

Family
Paridae (Tits And Chickadees)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Jerdon, 1845)

Habitat
Tropical, dry thorn-scrub forests, rural gardens, vegetated streambeds, irrigated crop fields. From sea-level - 700 m.

Range (Guide)

India (B) (NB).

North-western and southern peninsular India.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Loss, degradation and fragmentation of tropical thorn-scrub forest through lopping and cutting for fuelwood and illegal charcoal making, clearance for agricultural land and settlement construction and over-grazing are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Song is a loud 'pee-pee-pee-pee-pee'. Calls include a scolding 'tchrrr', a mellow 'pit', an abrupt 'tink' and a thin 'tip-it'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (28)...)

White-naped Tit (Machlolophus nuchalis) [XC149355]
by Frank Lambert from 47km west of Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India (song)

White-naped Tit (Machlolophus nuchalis) [XC808564]
by id from Kachchh (near Sanosara), Gujarat, India (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Part of a species group which also includes Great Tit (Parus major), Green-backed Tit (Parus monticolus) and Eastern Great Tit (Parus minor).

References
See References.

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