Fire-capped tit
Cephalopyrus flammiceps (E. Burton, 1836)
The fire-capped tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps) is a species in the family Paridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the fire-capped tit
- Weight
- 7 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
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the fire-capped tit live?
Not recorded
What is the fire-capped tit?
The fire-capped tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps) is a small, 10 cm (3.9 in) long, weighing about 7 g (0.25 oz) bird species assigned to the family Paridae, that breeds in the temperate forest bordering the Himalayas to the south, in the Hengduan Shan and Nujiang Shan on the Myanmar-China border, the Micah Shan and Daba Shan on the Northern Sichuan border. It winters down hill and further south. Further to the east, birds tend to be smaller and the plumage becomes gradually darker.
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Is the fire-capped tit endangered?
The fire-capped 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.
How is the fire-capped tit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParidae
- genusCephalopyrus
- SpeciesCephalopyrus flammiceps (E. Burton, 1836)
Synonyms Aegithalus flammiceps
Other names and names in other languages (39)
- teixidor cap de focCatalan
- moudivláček ohnivočelýCzech
- titw penfflamgochWelsh
- IldkroneDanish
- FlammenstirnmeiseGerman
- FlammenstirnchenGerman
- Fajrkapa paruoEsperanto
- fajrokapa paruoEsperanto
- Pájaro moscón carirrojoSpanish
- Pájaro-moscón CarirrojoSpanish
- tulipea-tihaneEstonian
- tulipäätiainenFinnish
- Rémiz tête-de-feuFrench
- Mésange tête-de-feuFrench
- crvenočela sjenicaCroatian
- tüzesfejű cinegeHungarian
- cincia di fuocoItalian
- Pendolino capoflammeoItalian
- ベニビタイガラJapanese
- raudonkepurė remezaLithuanian
- ugunspierīteLatvian
- FlammepungmeisNorwegian Bokmål
- रक्तशिर चिचिल्कोटेNepali
- RoodkopmeesDutch
- VuurkruinmeesDutch
- flammemeisNorwegian
- ognikPolish
- chapim-flamejantePortuguese
- chapim-cabeça-de-fogoPortuguese
- Огненноголовый ремезRussian
- Огненноголовая синицаRussian
- ohnivočelka zelenkaváSlovak
- brandkronad mesSwedish
- นกติ๊ดหน้าแดงThai
- Alev Alınlı BaştankaraTurkish
- ремез вогнистоголовийUkrainian
- синиця вогнистоголоваUkrainian
- Phàn tước mũ lửaVietnamese
- 火冠雀Chinese
Relatives of the fire-capped tit
Other species in the same family Paridae.
Great tit
Parus major
Eurasian blue tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Coal tit
Periparus ater
Crested tit
Lophophanes cristatus
Marsh tit
Poecile palustris
Willow tit
Poecile montanus
CompareFire-capped tit vs Great titFire-capped tit vs Eurasian blue titFire-capped tit vs Coal titFire-capped tit vs Crested tit
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the fire-capped tit?
An adult fire-capped tit weighs 7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the fire-capped tit endangered?
The fire-capped 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 fire-capped tit?
The fire-capped tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps) 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.
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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
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