Crested tit-warbler
Leptopoecile elegans Prjevalsky, 1887
The crested tit-warbler (Leptopoecile elegans) is a species in the family Aegithalidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 6.21 g to 6.25 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the crested tit-warbler
- Weight
- 6.21 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 crested tit-warbler live?
Not recorded
What is the crested tit-warbler?
The crested tit-warbler (Leptopoecile elegans) is a species of bird in the family Aegithalidae. It is found in China and possibly India. Its natural habitat is boreal forest. It generally has a red hint to it and a bit of blue on, or near, its wings. The tail is of an emerald green colour.
This species is considered monotypic, although it was previously divided into two subspecies: the type subspecies and the subspecies meissneri, which was lumped with elegans in 2022.
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Is the crested tit-warbler endangered?
The crested tit-warbler 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 crested tit-warbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAegithalidae
- genusLeptopoecile
- SpeciesLeptopoecile elegans Prjevalsky, 1887
Synonyms Leptopoecile elegans elegans, Lophobasileus elegans, Lophobasileus elegans meissneri
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- Crested tit warblerEnglish
- Crested tit warblerEnglish
- Dreolan tekBreton
- mallerenga cuallarga mitradaCatalan
- pěnčík chocholatýCzech
- titw-delor cribogWelsh
- Toppet MejsesangerDanish
- SchopfhähnchenGerman
- Carbonerito EleganteSpanish
- Kuuse-sabatihaneEstonian
- töyhtöloistohippiäinenFinnish
- Orite mitréeFrench
- Mésange mitréeFrench
- srebrnastokapa sjenicaCroatian
- bóbitás királykaHungarian
- Silvicincia crestataItalian
- カンムリムシクイJapanese
- Kuoduotoji zylinė devynbalsėLithuanian
- cekulainais zīlīšķauķisLatvian
- aurorameisNorwegian Bokmål
- KuifhaantjeDutch
- Sikorczak czubatyPolish
- chapim-elegantePortuguese
- Chapim-rabilongo-elegantePortuguese
- Хохлатая расписная синичкаRussian
- Элегантная синичкаRussian
- hnedohlávok chochlatýSlovak
- TofsviolsångareSwedish
- сікорчик чубатийUkrainian
- 凤头雀莺Chinese
Relatives of the crested tit-warbler
Other species in the same genus Leptopoecile.
White-browed tit-warbler
Leptopoecile sophiae
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the crested tit-warbler?
An adult crested tit-warbler weighs 6.21 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the crested tit-warbler endangered?
The crested tit-warbler 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 crested tit-warbler?
The crested tit-warbler (Leptopoecile elegans) belongs to the family Aegithalidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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
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