Burung kicau (Songbirds)
Taiwan Yellow Tit
Machlolophus holsti
- epik
- 65 km/h
- Risiko rendah
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.
- Populasi
- Population size unknown but not believed to be particularly small; trend considered stable
- Habitat
- Montane temperate/subtropical broadleaf and mixed forest, roughly 1,000-2,300 m elevation
- Fakta menarik
- The Taiwan (Yellow) Tit was long classified in genus Parus but was moved to Machlolophus in 2013 after molecular phylogenetic studies showed it belonged to a distinct clade of Asian yellow tits.
- Sebaran
- Endemic to the mountains of central Taiwan (restricted-range endemic, ~13,000 km² extent)
- Makanan
- Insectivorous/invertivore: gleans caterpillars, beetles, spiders and other invertebrates from tree bark and foliage; also takes some seeds and berries
- Ukuran
- 0,13 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,2 m
- Masa hidup
- 2,5 tahun
