Sultan tit
Melanochlora sultanea (Hodgson, 1837)
The sultan tit (Melanochlora sultanea) is a species in the family Paridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 36.3 g to 42 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the sultan tit
- Weight
- 36.3 g – 42 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
- 6src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 sultan tit live?
Not recorded
What is the sultan tit?
The sultan tit (Melanochlora sultanea) is an Asian forest bird with black upperparts plumage and yellow underparts, dark bill, and (depending on subspecies) a yellow or black crest. The sexes are similar, though the female has slightly duller plumage with greenish-black upperparts and throat. The young bird is duller than the adult and has a shorter crest. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Melanochlora, which is fairly distinct from other tits, third-basal in the family Paridae after Cephalopyrus and Sylviparus.
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Is the sultan tit endangered?
The sultan 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 sultan tit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParidae
- genusMelanochlora
- SpeciesMelanochlora sultanea (Hodgson, 1837)
Synonyms Crataionyx flava, Melanochlora sumatrana, Parus sultaneus
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- mallerenga sultanaCatalan
- sýkora nádhernáCzech
- titw swltanWelsh
- SultanmejseDanish
- SultansmeiseGerman
- sultana paruoEsperanto
- Carbonero sultánSpanish
- sultantihaneEstonian
- sulttaanitiainenFinnish
- Mésange sultaneFrench
- ירגזי סולטניHebrew
- crnoleđa sjenicaCroatian
- szultáncinegeHungarian
- Gelatuk-batu gunungIndonesian
- Gelatik-Batu SultanIndonesian
- Cincia sultanaItalian
- サルタンガラJapanese
- sultoninė zylėLithuanian
- Burung Serai SultanMalay
- တစ်ဝါမဲBurmese
- स्वर्णचूल राजचिचिल्कोटेNepali
- SultanmeesDutch
- sultanmeisNorwegian
- sikora sułtańskaPolish
- chapim-sultãoPortuguese
- Султановая синицаRussian
- Золотохохлая синицаRussian
- sýkorka sultánskaSlovak
- Сеница султанSerbian
- Sultanova senicaSerbian
- sultanmesSwedish
- นกติตสุลต่านThai
- นกติ๊ดสุลต่านThai
- Sultan BaştankarasıTurkish
- синиця золоточубаUkrainian
- Chim mào vàngVietnamese
- 冕雀Chinese
Relatives of the sultan 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
CompareSultan tit vs Great titSultan tit vs Eurasian blue titSultan tit vs Coal titSultan tit vs Crested tit
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sultan tit?
An adult sultan tit weighs 36.3 g – 42 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sultan tit endangered?
The sultan 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 sultan tit?
The sultan tit (Melanochlora sultanea) 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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