Passeriformes / Aegithalidae / Aegithalos
Black-browed Bushtit
Aegithalos iouschistos · 棕额长尾山雀
Introduction
A species in the family Aegithalidae found in mid-southern China and sporadically in Myanmar. Natural habitats include boreal and temperate forests. Formerly considered conspecific with the rufous-fronted tit but now often regarded as a separate species.
Description
Small, long-tailed bird, 11–12 centimetres (4.3–4.7 in) long. Has grey upperparts, rufous breast and flanks, and a white belly. The head is buff with a broad black mask, white forehead, and a white bib speckled black in the centre. Subspecies A. b. sharpei has a white head, dark breastband, and buff belly.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in mid-southern China and sporadically in Myanmar. Inhabits boreal and temperate forests. Three subspecies are recognised: A. b. bonvaloti in southwest and central south China and northeast Myanmar; A. b. obscuratus in central China; and A. b. sharpei in southwest Myanmar.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Aegithalidae
- Genus
- Aegithalos
Taxonomy Changes
Aegithalos bonvaloti → Aegithalos iouschistos
Subspecies lump — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Subspecies (4)
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Aegithalos iouschistos bonvaloti
southern China (southeastern Tibet to Sichuan and Yunnan) and northeastern Myanmar
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
