Iriomote tit
Sittiparus olivaceus Nm. Kuroda, 1923
The iriomote tit (Sittiparus olivaceus) is a species in the family Paridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 17 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the iriomote 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 iriomote tit live?
Not recorded
What is the iriomote tit?
The Iriomote tit (Sittiparus olivaceus) is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is endemic to the Yaeyama Islands which lie to the south west of Japan and to the east of Taiwan. Iriomote is the name of the largest island in the group.
The Iriomote tit was first described by the Japanese ornithologist Nagamichi Kuroda in 1923 and given the trinomial name Sittiparus varius olivaceus. It was formerly considered as subspecies of the varied tit but after the publication of a phylogenetic study in 2014 it was promoted to species status.
The species differs from the varied tit in having a washed olive colouring on the back.
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Is the iriomote tit endangered?
The iriomote 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 iriomote tit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParidae
- genusSittiparus
- SpeciesSittiparus olivaceus Nm. Kuroda, 1923
Synonyms Cyanistes varius olivaceus, Parus varius olivaceus, Periparus varius olivaceus, Poecile varius olivaceus, Sittiparus varius olivaceus
Other names and names in other languages (27)
- Mallerenga d'IriomoteCatalan
- Iriomote MejseDanish
- IriomotemeiseGerman
- Iriomote-BuntmeiseGerman
- IriomotebuntmeiseGerman
- Okinava paruoEsperanto
- iriomota paruoEsperanto
- Carbonero de IriomoteSpanish
- Mésange d'IriomoteFrench
- Mésange d’IriomoteFrench
- riukiuška sjenicaCroatian
- cincia di IriomoteItalian
- オリイヤマガラJapanese
- オリイガラJapanese
- Iriomotinė margoji zylėLithuanian
- IriomotemeesDutch
- iriomotemeisNorwegian
- sikora oliwkowogrzbietaPolish
- chapim-de-iriomotePortuguese
- Ириомотская синицаRussian
- sýkorka iriomotskáSlovak
- Iriomotska senicaSerbian
- iriomotemesSwedish
- İriomote BaştankarasıTurkish
- гаїчка архіпелаговаUkrainian
- 琉球杂色山雀Chinese
- 琉球雜色山雀Chinese
Relatives of the iriomote tit
Other species in the same genus Sittiparus.
Varied tit
Sittiparus varius
White-fronted tit
Sittiparus semilarvatus
Chestnut-bellied tit
Sittiparus castaneoventris
Owston's tit
Sittiparus owstoni
CompareIriomote tit vs Varied titIriomote tit vs White-fronted titIriomote tit vs Chestnut-bellied titIriomote tit vs Owston's tit
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the iriomote tit?
An adult iriomote tit weighs 17 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the iriomote tit endangered?
The iriomote 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 iriomote tit?
The iriomote tit (Sittiparus olivaceus) 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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