Profile
In flight
Songbirds
Taiwan Yellow Tit
Machlolophus holsti
- epic
- 65 km/h
- Near Threatened
A jolt of pure yellow in Taiwan's mountain mist, crowned in a black punk-spike crest. Birders climb for hours just to see it bounce through a single oak.
- Population
- Taiwan endemic; uncommon and declining
- Habitat
- Taiwan endemic; mid- to high-elevation broadleaf and mixed forest, 1,000–2,500 m
- Diet
- insects, spiders, small fruit and seeds
- Size
- 0.13 m
- Wingspan
- 0.2 m
