White-naped Tit
Machlolophus nuchalis
VUVulnerable Endemic to India
- Family
- Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice (Paridae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The white-naped tit (Machlolophus nuchalis), sometimes called white-winged tit, is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is endemic to India where it is found in dry thorn scrub forest in two disjunct populations, in western India and southern India.
Its specific name nuchalis means 'of the nuchal, nape'.
This species is hard to mistake with its contrasting black and white patterns without the grey wing coverts and back of the partly sympatric cinereous tit (Parus cinereus).
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Patchily distributed semiarid thorn forest of western and southern India.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: White-naped tit
- 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.
