Tit-warblers, Bushtits, and Long-tailed Tit
Silver-throated Bushtit
Aegithalos glaucogularis
LCLeast Concern Endemic to China
- Family
- Tit-warblers, Bushtits, and Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The silver-throated bushtit or silver-throated tit (Aegithalos glaucogularis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Aegithalidae, widespread throughout the temperate forests of Central, East and parts of North and Western China. The bird's native habitats are mainly along the middle/lower Yangtze and Yellow River basins, although there is also a small southwestern habitat extension in Yunnan along the Lancang valley within the Hengduan Mountains. It has two recognized subspecies.
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Range and habitat
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Silver-throated bushtit
- 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.
