Indian tit
Machlolophus aplonotus (Blyth, 1847)
Status not recordedsongbirds
The Indian tit (Machlolophus aplonotus) is a species in the family Paridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 14.4 g to 15.3 g.
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Quick facts about the Indian tit
- Weight
- 14.4 g – 15.3 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.5
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the Indian tit live?
Not recorded
Is the Indian tit endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the Indian tit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParidae
- genusMachlolophus
- SpeciesMachlolophus aplonotus (Blyth, 1847)
Synonyms Parus aplonotus, Parus haplonotus, Parus xanthogenys aplonotus
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- Indian black-lored titEnglish
- Indian yellow titEnglish
- Indiese kroonmeesAfrikaans
- Madhya KongemejseDanish
- IndienkronenmeiseGerman
- Hinda paruoEsperanto
- Carbonero Carigualdo IndioSpanish
- leet-džunglitihaneEstonian
- چرخریسک چشمگوشهسیاه هندیPersian
- Mésange jauneFrench
- Cincia gialla indianaItalian
- インドカンムリガラJapanese
- പച്ചമരപ്പൊട്ടൻMalayalam
- पिवळा बल्गुलीMarathi
- Indiase KroonmeesDutch
- indiameisNorwegian
- sikora indyjskaPolish
- chapim-indianoPortuguese
- Индийская синицаRussian
- sýkorka indickáSlovak
- Indijska žuta senicaSerbian
- indisk gyllenmesSwedish
- Hint Altın Yüzlü BaştankarasıTurkish
- синиця індійськаUkrainian
- 印度山雀Chinese
- Indien-KronenmeiseGerman
- Indische KronenmeiseGerman
- hindia paruoEsperanto
- 印度眼纹黄山雀Chinese
Relatives of the Indian tit
Other species in the same genus Machlolophus.

Himalayan black-lored tit
Machlolophus xanthogenys

Yellow-cheeked tit
Machlolophus spilonotus

Yellow tit
Machlolophus holsti

White-naped tit
Machlolophus nuchalis
CompareIndian tit vs Himalayan black-lored titIndian tit vs Yellow-cheeked titIndian tit vs Yellow titIndian tit vs White-naped tit
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the Indian tit?
An adult Indian tit weighs 14.4 g – 15.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Indian tit?
The Indian tit (Machlolophus aplonotus) belongs to the family Paridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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