Tit-warblers, Bushtits, and Long-tailed Tit
Crested Tit-warbler
Leptopoecile elegans
LCLeast Concern Endemic to China
- Family
- Tit-warblers, Bushtits, and Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The crested tit-warbler (Leptopoecile elegans) is a species of bird in the family Aegithalidae. It is found in China and possibly India. Its natural habitat is boreal forest. It generally has a red hint to it and a bit of blue on, or near, its wings.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Coniferous forest of north-central China to Tibet and Sichuan.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Crested tit-warbler
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
