Chestnut-bellied tit
Sittiparus castaneoventris (Gould, 1863)
The chestnut-bellied tit (Sittiparus castaneoventris) is a species in the family Paridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 17 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the chestnut-bellied tit
- Weight
- 17 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the chestnut-bellied tit live?
Not recorded
What is the chestnut-bellied tit?
The chestnut-bellied tit (Sittiparus castaneoventris) is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae that is endemic to Taiwan.
The chestnut-bellied tit was first described by the English ornithologist John Gould in 1863 and given the binomial name Parus castaneoventris. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the varied tit but was promoted to species status after the publication of a phylogenetic study in 2014.
The species differs from the varied tit in having underparts of a deep chestnut colour.
From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut-bellied tit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut-bellied_tit&oldid=1379733769), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the chestnut-bellied tit endangered?
The chestnut-bellied tit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the chestnut-bellied tit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParidae
- genusSittiparus
- SpeciesSittiparus castaneoventris (Gould, 1863)
Synonyms Cyanistes varius castaneoventris, Parus castaneoventris, Parus varius castaneoventris, Periparus varius castaneoventris, Poecile varius castaneoventris, Sittiparus varius castaneoventris
Other names and names in other languages (27)
- Kaŝtanbrusta paruoEnglish
- Taiwan varied titEnglish
- Mallerenga de ventre castanyCatalan
- Taiwan Broget MejseDanish
- TaiwanbuntmeiseGerman
- FormosabuntmeiseGerman
- KastanienbuntmeiseGerman
- kaŝtanventra paruoEsperanto
- Carbonero ventricastañoSpanish
- Mésange de GouldFrench
- kestenjastotrba sjenicaCroatian
- cincia ventrecastanoItalian
- タイワンヤマガラJapanese
- Taivaninė margoji zylėLithuanian
- KastanjebuikmeesDutch
- kastanjebukmeisNorwegian
- sikora kasztanowataPolish
- chapim-da-formosaPortuguese
- chapim-de-barriga-castanhaPortuguese
- Каштановобрюхая синицаRussian
- sýkorka gaštanováSlovak
- Smeđotrba senicaSerbian
- taiwanmesSwedish
- Kestane Karınlı BaştankaraTurkish
- гаїчка тайванськаUkrainian
- 赤腹山雀Chinese
- 台湾杂色山雀Chinese
Relatives of the chestnut-bellied tit
Other species in the same genus Sittiparus.
Varied tit
Sittiparus varius
White-fronted tit
Sittiparus semilarvatus
Owston's tit
Sittiparus owstoni
Iriomote tit
Sittiparus olivaceus
CompareChestnut-bellied tit vs Varied titChestnut-bellied tit vs White-fronted titChestnut-bellied tit vs Owston's titChestnut-bellied tit vs Iriomote tit
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the chestnut-bellied tit?
An adult chestnut-bellied tit weighs 17 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the chestnut-bellied tit endangered?
The chestnut-bellied tit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the chestnut-bellied tit?
The chestnut-bellied tit (Sittiparus castaneoventris) belongs to the family Paridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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