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Yellow tit

Machlolophus holsti (Seebohm, 1894)

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The yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti) is a species in the family Paridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 16.7 g to 17 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti)
Photo: Robert tdc · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the yellow tit

Weight
16.7 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
3.5src 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 yellow tit live?

Not recorded

What is the yellow tit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti), also known as Taiwan yellow tit and Formosan yellow tit, is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is endemic to central Taiwan.

Its natural habitat is montane temperate forest.

It has a small range, and while the population size is unknown but not believed to be particularly small, and its population is believed to be stable. For these reasons, it is considered Least Concern by the IUCN. Historically, the yellow tit was captured for the pet trade, but there is no evidence this has impacted its wild population.

The yellow tit was formerly one of the many species in the genus Parus but was moved to Machlolophus after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 showed that the members of the new genus formed a distinct clade.

Its length is 13 cm. The yellow tit is mostly yellow, with a crest. The crest and back are blackish blue-grey.

From the Wikipedia article “Yellow tit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow_tit&oldid=1371256002), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the yellow tit endangered?

The yellow tit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the yellow tit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyParidae
  6. genusMachlolophus
  7. SpeciesMachlolophus holsti (Seebohm, 1894)

Synonyms Macholophus holsti, Maclolophus holsti, Parus holsti

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • Taiwan yellow titEnglish
  • mallerenga de TaiwanCatalan
  • sýkora modrokřídláCzech
  • TaiwanmejseDanish
  • TaiwanmeiseGerman
  • FormosameiseGerman
  • tajvana paruoEsperanto
  • Carbonero de FormosaSpanish
  • kiivertihaneEstonian
  • taiwanintiainenFinnish
  • Mésange de TaiwanFrench
  • Mésange de TaïwanFrench
  • tajvanska sjenicaCroatian
  • tajvani cinegeHungarian
  • Cincia giallaItalian
  • Cincia gialla di TaiwanItalian
  • タイワンシジュウカラJapanese
  • taivaninė zylėLithuanian
  • TaiwanmeesDutch
  • taiwanmeisNorwegian
  • sikora żółtogardłaPolish
  • chapim-amareloPortuguese
  • chapim-da-formosaPortuguese
  • Тайваньская синицаRussian
  • sýkorka žltáSlovak
  • Tajvanska žuta senicaSerbian
  • gulmesSwedish
  • Sarı BaştankaraTurkish
  • синиця тайванськаUkrainian
  • Bạc má vàngVietnamese
  • 黃山雀Chinese
  • 台湾黄山雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the yellow tit

Other species in the same genus Machlolophus.

Indian tit

Machlolophus aplonotus

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the yellow tit?

An adult yellow tit weighs 16.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yellow tit endangered?

The yellow 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 yellow tit?

The yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti) belongs to the family Paridae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-tit

MLA

“Yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-tit.

BibTeX
@misc{yellow_tit_2026,
  title = {Yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-tit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}