# Owston's tit (*Sittiparus owstoni*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/owstons-tit  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The owston's tit (Sittiparus owstoni) is a species in the family Paridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 17 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 17 g |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Invertivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Lifestyle | Perching |
| Migration | Sedentary |
| Conservation status | Endangered (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Aves
- order: Passeriformes
- family: Paridae
- genus: Sittiparus
- species: *Sittiparus owstoni* (Ijima, 1893)

Synonyms: *Cyanistes varius owstoni*, *Parus owstoni*, *Parus rubidus masaakii*, *Parus varius owstoni*, *Periparus varius owstoni*, *Poecile varius owstoni*, *Sittiparus varius owstoni*

## Common questions

### How big is the owston's tit?

An adult owston's tit weighs 17 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Is the owston's tit endangered?

The owston's tit is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

### What kind of animal is the owston's tit?

The owston's tit (Sittiparus owstoni) belongs to the family Paridae in the order Passeriformes.

## Sources

- [AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7), 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](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), 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](https://commons.wikimedia.org), per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed), 2026-11-11. Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence).
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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