Common Name: Black-throated Tit
Scientific Name: Aegithalos concinnus
Nepali Name: Kalikanthe Chichilkote ( कालीकण्ठे चिचिल्कोटे )
Size: 10.5 cm
Location: Rara, Mugu
Found primarily in between 1400 to 27000 m, these birds are recognized by the chestnut color crown, white-bordered black throat, black band through the eyes, and grey mantle. Juveniles have a pale crown, white throat, and indistinct black-spotted breast band.
These birds can be found in shrubberies, birch/coniferous forests in high altitude with nests in low bushes.
*Note: the picture above is of a juvenile Black-throated Tit and the picture below is of an adult.
Please feel free to comment below if the above species has been misidentified.
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