Sultan Tit
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Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Sultan Tit

Melanochlora sultanea

LCLeast Concern
Family
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice (Paridae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The sultan tit (Melanochlora sultanea) is an Asian forest bird with black upperparts plumage and yellow underparts, dark bill, and (depending on subspecies) a yellow or black crest. The sexes are similar, though the female has slightly duller plumage with greenish-black upperparts and throat. The young bird is duller than the adult and has a shorter crest. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Melanochlora, which is fairly distinct from other tits, third-basal in the family Paridae after Cephalopyrus and Sylviparus.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.