Passeriformes / Paridae / Machlolophus
Yellow-cheeked Tit
Machlolophus spilonotus · 黄颊山雀
Introduction
A species of bird in the family Paridae, formerly classified in the genus Parus but moved to Machlolophus following a 2013 molecular phylogenetic analysis. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forests.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paridae
- Genus
- Machlolophus
Taxonomy Changes
Parus spilonotus → Machlolophus spilonotus
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Subspecies (4)
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Machlolophus spilonotus basileus
southern Laos (Bolaven Plateau) and southern Vietnam (southern Annam)
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.
