Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit
This species is defined as a Review Species . Please submit your records of this species via our record submission page .

Scientific Name: Parus cinereus

Malay Name: Seserai Bakau

Chinese Name: 苍背山雀

Range: Breeding Range: (EU) ec, e Asia

Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: decolorans, ziaratensis, caschmirensis, planorum, vauriei, stupae, mahrattarum, templorum, hainanus, ambiguus, sarawacensis, cinereus, minor, dageletensis, amamiensis, okinawae, nigriloris, tibetanus, commixtus, nubicolus.

Local Subspecies: minor

Size: 12.5 – 15 cm

Identification: Large tit with black head and white face patch. Pale yellow underparts with black ventral line down the middle. Upperparts yellowish-green, with greyish-blue tinge on wing coverts. Tail similarly greyish-blue. 

Habitat: Forests, parks, secondary growth, shrub.

Behaviour/Ecology: –

Local Status: Vagrant

Past records in our database:

Showing only accepted records. Note that records currently under review are also not displayed, and the list may not be a full list of records of this species in Singapore. For more details, check the database here.

Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):

Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
Average number of individuals by week based on Singapore Bird Database data, Jul 2014 to Jun 2024 (all records)
Peak weeks Feb 12-Feb 18, Apr 09-Apr 15, Nov 05-Nov 11 (4 more)
Early date 27 Oct 2012
Late date 09 Apr 2020
Sporadically recorded in the 2019-2020 season at different sites across the island including Pasir Ris Park and Tuas South.

Cinereous Tit at Pasir Ris Park. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Cinereous Tit at Pasir Ris Park. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Cinereous Tit at Pasir Ris Park. Photo credit: Francis Yap

External Links:

Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link

Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

eBird Species page: eBird (Japanese Tit)

References:

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Cinereous Tit. Retrieved on December 15, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/cinereous-tit.

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