Black-throated Bushtit

Aegithalos concinnus (Gould, 1855)

Black-throated Bushtit, Aegithalos concinnus, is a passerine of the Oriental Region, breeding from the Himalayas to southern Vietnam. It belongs to the bushtit family and is a very small bird. It is found in open broadleaf and pine forest, usually at middle altitudes. A black throat and a dark mark around the eye are shared by all forms, and the tail is medium in length. The sexes look alike. It also occurs in northern India, north-eastern Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, northern Myanmar, Taiwan, Hainan, eastern Cambodia and parts of China.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Aegithalidae — Bushtits

Breeding range

Oriental Region: Himalayas to s Vietnam